Materials that repel water are used in countless applications, including industrial separation processes, routine laboratory ...

Scientists have devised a new mechanism enabling water droplets to effortlessly roll off surfaces. They dubbed it the "world's most water-repellent surface ever." This achievement challenges ...

The agreement allows i4f to offer its licensees additional protection on Unilin’s pioneering patent portfolio by which ...

(Nanowerk News) A team of researchers at the University of Central Florida have created a new nanomaterial that repels water and can stay dry even when submerged underwater. The discovery could open ...

Anyone who’s ever watched a nature show on TV knows there’s no better biologist, chemist, engineer or environmentalist than Mother Nature. So a fashion-related chemical company working on eco-friendly ...

A revised method to create hydrophobic surfaces has implications for any technology where water meets a solid surface, from optics and microfluidics to cooking. Researchers have developed a new ...

Cotton has many appealing characteristics as a clothing fabric, offering great breathability, insulation and of course comfort. A group of scientists in China has come up with a novel coating for ...

While many agree that removing potentially harmful per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) from textiles makes sense, the question remains: How do you achieve the same level of performance without ...

"Being water repellent or hydrophobicity is nature's tool to protect and self-clean plants and animals against pathogens like fungi, algae growth and dirt accumulation," Chanda says. "We took our cues ...

The discovery challenges existing ideas about friction between solid surfaces and water and opens up a new avenue for studying droplet slipperiness at the molecular level. The new technique has ...