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Modelling and simulation

Modelling and simulation

Energy efficiency guides lotus leaf growth

11 Feb 2020
Photos of lotus leaves on water
Watery adaptation: The structure and shape of lotus leaves growing on water (left) and above it (right) is influenced by mechanical forces. (Courtesy: F Xu/Fudan University)
When the leaves of the aquatic lotus plant, Nelumbo nucifera, float on water they are large and flat

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Michael Allen is a science writer based in the UK.
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