The power of the directional and spontaneous transport of liquid droplets is revealed
through ubiquitous biological processes and numerous practical applications, where …

A liquid droplet dispensed over a sufficiently hot surface does not make contact but instead
hovers on a cushion of its own self-generated vapor. Since its discovery in 1756, this so …

Directed motion of liquid droplets is of considerable importance in various water and thermal
management technologies. Although various methods to generate such motion have been …

When deposited on a superheated surface, a droplet can be levitated by its own vapour
layer, a phenomenon that is referred to as the Leidenfrost effect. This dynamic effect has …

The self‐transportation of mobile Leidenfrost droplets with well‐defined direction and
velocity on millimetric ratchets is one of the most representative and spectacular phenomena …

Volatile liquids (water, alcohol, etc.) poured on hot solids levitate above a layer of vapor.
Unexpectedly, these so-called Leidenfrost drops often suddenly start to oscillate with star …

The prospect of thermal energy harvesting in extreme environments, such as in space or at
microscales, offers unique opportunities and challenges for the development of alternate …

In the Leidenfrost effect, a thin layer of evaporated vapour forms between a liquid and a hot
solid. The complex interactions between the solid, liquid and vapour phases can lead to rich …

During the Leidenfrost effect, a thin insulating vapor layer separates an evaporating liquid
from a hot solid. Here we demonstrate that Leidenfrost vapor layers can be sustained at …

We experimentally investigate the self-sustained, star-shaped oscillations of Leidenfrost
drops. The drops levitate on a cushion of evaporated vapor over a heated, curved surface …