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"Superhydrophobicity, spreading and imbibition".
An invited keynote talk on superhydrophobicity and superspreading, at the Biomimetic FSFI international workshop, University of Nottingham, UK. September 2009.

File: "UoN Keynote September 2009 for Natures Raincoats.pdf"

"The absolute hydrophilic nature of all solids (including Teflon®)".
A talk on the definition of hydrophobic/hydrophilic surfaces and their relationship to adhesion, and explaining droplet wrapping when smooth or rough solids have low bending energy, at the Bubble & Droplets Workshop. Thessalonika, Greece. September 2009.

File: "Hydrophilic B and D September 2009 for Natures Raincoats.pdf"

"Superhydrophobicity, spreading and imbibition".
A seminar for researchers at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Capri, USA. July 2008.

File: "UMass July 2008 for Natures Raincoats.pdf"

"Superhydrophobicity".
An introduction for researchers at the EU Cost P21 Physics of Droplets Training Meeting, Capri, Italy. May 2008.

File: "COSTP21 May 2008 for Natures Raincoats.pdf"
Weblink: COST P21

"Superhydrophobic surfaces".
A short overview talk of research in the Nottingham group given at the inaugural COST P21 meeting in Darmstadt, Germany. December 2006.

File: "COST P21 Darmstadt December 2006.pdf"

"Analysis of the evaporation of water droplets from textured surfaces".
A talk on the evaporation of droplets from superhydrophobic surfaces given at an EU COST D19 meeting in Istanbul, Turkey. September 2005.

File: "Evaporation on SH September 2005.pdf"

"Super-wetting and super-spreading".
A progress talk on superwetting at a EU COST D19 working group meeting at NTU, UK. December 2003.

File: "NTU COST Superwetting December 2003 for Natures Raincoats.pdf"

"Dynamic wetting of structured surfaces".
A talk at a European Science Foundation sponsored meeting on Solid/Fluid Interfaces in Spain. March 2003.

File: "Spain March 2003 for Natures Raincoats.pdf"