Surface heterogeneities lead to friction between droplets and solid surfaces, limiting the performance of the latter in a number of applications. A combination of friction force measurements and atomistic molecular dynamics simulations now sheds light on the influence of molecular scale heterogeneities on droplet friction.
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Naga, A., Vollmer, D. Towards zero droplet friction. Nat. Chem. 16, 479–480 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-024-01486-0
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