A primary function of the leafâs waxy cuticle is to reduce water loss through the leaves, which is particularly important in arid deserts with little rainfall or Mediterranean climates with seasonal rainfall.
The first plant designed for rolling aluminum foil was opened in 1910. Aluminum foil replaced tin foil, when the Dr. Lauber, Neher & Cie., Emmishofen aluminum foil rolling plant in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland, was opened by J.G. Neher & Sons.
The earliest military use of aluminum was for torpedo boats, ordered in 1892 by the French Government. The United States Army acquired aluminum picket and tent pins and aluminum canteens in 1896; in fact, Teddy Roosevelt carried an aluminum canteen in the famous charge up San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War.