TY - GEN
T1 - The magnifying effect of water droplets
T2 - a window into how plants acclimate to intense light
AU - Romand, Shanna
PY - 2026
Y1 - 2026
N2 - Who hasn’t noticed those glistening dew droplets on leaves in the early morning, after rain, or even secreted by the plants themselves? Yet these droplets can play an unexpected role in plant life: acting like tiny magnifying glasses, they can focus sunlight onto small areas of the leaf, creating localized spots of intense light. This phenomenon, reminiscent of the legend of Archimedes’ burning mirrors, raises a fascinating question: how do plants manage these micro-light stresses?
AB - Who hasn’t noticed those glistening dew droplets on leaves in the early morning, after rain, or even secreted by the plants themselves? Yet these droplets can play an unexpected role in plant life: acting like tiny magnifying glasses, they can focus sunlight onto small areas of the leaf, creating localized spots of intense light. This phenomenon, reminiscent of the legend of Archimedes’ burning mirrors, raises a fascinating question: how do plants manage these micro-light stresses?
UR - https://res.slu.se/id/publ/130906
U2 - 10.54612/a.7a4ubas8ek
DO - 10.54612/a.7a4ubas8ek
M3 - Other publication
T3 - From Molecules to Meaning
PB - Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
ER -