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.
June 1911: Invention of the Geiger Counter. Hans Geiger. It is impossible to discuss the history of the atom without reference to the famous gold foil experiment spearheaded by Ernest B. Rutherford in 1909, which demonstrated experimentally for the first time the existence of the atomic nucleus.