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 ...

Researchers at the University of Central Florida have developed a novel nanomaterial with hydrophobic properties that allow it to remain dry even when submerged in water. Image Credit: mykhailo ...

A micron-scale “armour” that protects highly water-repellent nanostructures from damage has been developed by researchers in China and Finland. The new extra-durable coating could make it possible to ...

Engineers have developed a super-hydrophobic surface that can be used to generate electrical voltage. When salt water flows over this specially patterned surface, it can produce at least 50 millivolts ...

Researchers adapt a novel force measurement technique to uncover the previously unidentified physics at play at the thin air-film gap between water droplets and superhydrophobic surfaces. Microscopic ...

Among other things, hydrophobic (water-repelling) surfaces can be used to keep medical devices germ-free, to help airplane wings shed ice, and to keep solar panels clean. A new process could soon make ...

This diagram presents a theoretical model for droplet impact-freezing on superhydrophobic surfaces. It contrasts two distinct dynamic behaviors: on rough surfaces, droplets spread, break up during ...

Imagine you are standing on a slippery surface and the slightest imbalance makes you stumble. Researchers in the College of Engineering and Computer Science have developed such a surface, not for you, ...

Ever since the discovery of the lotus effect in the early 1970s, researchers have designed and tested superhydrophobic surfaces with potential applications in self-cleaning, low-drag, anti-icing, and ...

How does one go about improving high temperature hydrophobicity and oleophobicity in fuel injector and combustion applications? This question has been answered by SilcoTek through the development of ...