Instead of your standard ceramic mug or fancy disposable takeaway cup, the drink is poured onto the broad, waxy surface of a lotus leaf, then cradled in a glass container to prevent spillage.

A new hydrophobic graphene-based material developed by IITB scientists could support efforts to address fresh water crisis ...

Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay have developed a new hydrophobic graphene-based material tha ...

IIT Bombay Develops Lotus Leaf-Like Solar Evaporators for Sustainable Desalination - In a breakthrough that could ...

forming a beautiful latte art design on the natural surface. As the video shows the chef pouring decoction and milk onto the leaf, the overlaid text, notes, "Lotus leaf coffee, unlike other coffee ...

Its superhydrophobic nature, modelled on lotus leaves, prevents salt from adhering to its surface, a major advancement over existing systems. The evaporator is constructed using two polymers ...