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Cones etched onto the substrate make the water droplets glide on an air-film gap, known as a plastron.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024

Matias Cones, 18, noted: "As Stan Lee says, anyone can put on the mask."

From Reuters • Oct. 30, 2023

Per Jeni's official website, they are "turning all of our Buttercrisp Waffle Cones a cool shade of purple to celebrate Olivia's new album, GUTS."

From Salon • Sep. 8, 2023

Cones detect color, yet it takes far more light for them to switch on.

From Scientific American • Aug. 25, 2023

Cones 3 in. or more long, hanging on for a long time; the scales armed with a stout, hooked spine, � in. long.

From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)