Video – Staying Dry in a World Covered with Water

This demonstration of superhydrophobic metal uses materials created in the lab of Chunlei Guo, professor of optics at the University of Rochester. The material is made by processing metal with high intensity lasers, creating micro and nano structures that make the surface highly water repellent.

Chissà che effetto avrebbe su uno scafo un tale livello di impermeabilizzazione?

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