Lotus leaf inspires scientists to create world's first self-cleaning metals

Taking their ideas from defence mechanisms found in plants such as the lotus leaf, the
Taking their ideas from defence mechanisms found in plants such as the lotus leaf, the 'High Throughput Laser Texturing of Self-Cleaning and Antibacterial Surfaces', or 'TresClean' project, has made a breakthrough that will enable the production of self-cleaning sheet metal on an industrial scale for the first time.

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Lotus leaf inspires scientists to create world's first self

Lotus leaf inspires scientists to create world's first self

Self cleaning Lotus leaf imitated in plastic

Lotus leaf inspires scientists to create world's first self

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