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Droplets beamed up

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Nature Physics, Published online: 01 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-02901-0

Droplets on hydrophilic surfaces spread out, forming films that are almost impossible to manipulate. It has now been shown that acoustic waves can trigger fluid motion within such droplets, making it possible to reshape and move them around in a controlled way.