With some powder and a little bit of “elbow grease,” researchers at Rice University created a superhydrophobic surface. Co-authors C. Fred Higgs III and James Tour published their research in the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Researchers have been trying to create ultra-hydrophobic materials ...

A team of nanomaterial scientists and mechanical engineers at MIT have created a superhydrophobic material that is 10,000 times more slippery than existing hydrophobic surface. This could seriously ...

Many of us have experienced the blind panic of dropping a mobile phone into water and finding it completely ruined after fishing it out. Even more of us have experienced the daily drudgery of washing ...

(Nanowerk News) Sometimes water spreads evenly when it hits a surface; sometimes it beads into tiny droplets. While people have noticed these differences since ancient times, a better understanding of ...