Materials that never get wet

clipped from www.nature.com Behaviour of water drops on different surfaces. clipped from en.wikipedia.org Superhydrophobicity Superhydrophobic materials have surfaces that are extremely difficult to wet, with water contact angles in excess of 150°. clipped from arstechnica.com A water droplet stuck to a rose petal clipped from nanotechweb.org Water-repellant wood Water droplets on a wood surface treated with BASF's "Lotus Spray", which has made the surface extremely water-repellant (superhydrophobic). clipped from www.youtube.com How to Make Water Bounce clipped from www.newscientist.com Nanotech clothing fabric 'never gets wet' Lead researcher Stefan Seeger at the University of Zurich says the fabric, made from polyester fibres coated with millions of tiny silicone filaments, is the most water-repellent clothing-appropriate material ever created. clipped from www.pci.uzh.ch Institute of Physical Chemistry (Group of Prof. Dr. Stefan Seeger) Research clipped from www.newscientist.com The most water-repellent clothing fabric ever made could create low-drag swimsuits and garments that repel grime clipped from www.medgadget.com a new highly water resistant material that may be used to make surgical suits or other devices that rely on hydrophobic properties.

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