Sentences with phrase «surfaces trap air bubbles»

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Researchers discovered the likely mechanism behind petrichor only in 2015: A study in Nature Communications found that the average raindrop hits a porous surface with enough force to trap air bubbles at point of impact.

This creates a dense net of fibers that water can't penetrate — and it also traps air bubbles that prevent heat transfer, keeping water from freezing on the feather's surface.

However, plant leaves and biofilms both vary in this respect: when the lotus effect is present, small air bubbles are trapped between the water droplet and the surface of the leaf, whereas this does not occur in the rose petal effect.

Gallagher traces her interest in cutting to when she first began working with penmanship paper and needed to release air bubbles trapped under its surface.

As you hang your paper, trapped air bubbles are a common problem that can occur so Charlotte recommends using a good quality paper hanging brush to smooth the paper out evenly over the surface, working from the center to the edges, which will expel any trapped air bubbles.