1. nature's nanotechnology.
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BHUSHAN, BHARAT
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NANOTECHNOLOGY , *NATURE , *LOTUS (Genus) , *PAPER , *LEAVES - Abstract
The article offers information on some of the nature's exquisite materials that exhibit nanotechnology. The lotus leaf is covered with tiny bumps which are found to have a shaggy coating of waxy tubes. The ubiquitous Post-It note could keep two pieces of paper together as it is backed with tiny acrylic spheres that stick when they are tangent to a surface.
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- 2012
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