Walking on water

Walking on water

Author: Bush, John W. M.; Hu, David L.

Citable URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/60845

Department: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mathematics

Publisher: American Institute of Physics

Date Issued: 2010-06

Abstract:

The ingenious methods employed by insects and spiders to move across a water surface rely on microphysics that is of little use to larger water walkers but of considerable interest to the microfluidics community.

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/60845

ISSN: 0031-9228
1945-0699

Version: Final published version

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Published As: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3455263

Journal: Physics Today

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