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Sunghwan Jung

joined in Apr 30, 2021

Associate Professor at Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, New York, USA.

Jung has 1 break published.

Raincoats in nature: waterproof armors for insects and plants

Raining is perhaps spectacular, but for small insects or plant leaves, fast-falling raindrops with high impact can be very dangerous. Imagine how scary if bowling balls are falling at your head from the sky. What kind of trick do they use to protect themselves? As a... click to read more

Sunghwan Jung | Associate Professor at Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, New York, USA

insects

leaves

Drop impact

Superhydrophobic surface

heat transfer

Reading time 3 min

published on Apr 30, 2021

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