Researchers use 3D printed mushroom-like structures to achieve unprecedented control over the speed, path and patterning of bouncing water droplets. This new surface offers advances in self-cleaning, water harvesting and green energy technologies.
For decades, silicon computer chips have upheld Moore's Law, delivering exponential growth in computing power. But this relentless miniaturization faces physical limits, as components approach the quantum realm. One futuristic idea attempts to mimic biology by using ions instead of electrons to process information.