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"omniphobic" surfaces that can repel both water and oily liquids.
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"omniphobic" surfaces that can repel both water and oily liquids.
Science News / Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, News Items and Book Reviews 2008
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"omniphobic" surfaces that can repel both water and oily liquids.
Science News / Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, News Items and Book Reviews 2008
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"Successful development of omniphobic surfaces is a very exciting achievement" because such materials have a variety of practical applications, such as self-cleaning paints or coatings for windows, he adds.
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Water (dyed blue) and hexadecane (dyed red), an oil, bead up on an omniphobic surface, which repels all liquids.
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Cohen said that the shape of the omniphobic toadstools enables the weak surface tension to hold a droplet together, allowing liquids like pentane to form a sphere without collapsing.
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To put it briefly, they are recently used in a large spectrum of fields, from paper to strong materials, from cosmetics to light alteration, to better food, self-healing or omniphobic surfaces.
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"Successful development of omniphobic surfaces is a very exciting achievement" because such materials have a variety of practical applications, such as self-cleaning paints or coatings for windows, he adds.
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"Successful development of omniphobic surfaces is a very exciting achievement" because such materials have a variety of practical applications, such as self-cleaning paints or coatings for windows, he adds.
Science News / Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, News Items and Book Reviews 2008
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The MIT researchers have shown that a combination of structure and chemistry can turn any surface omniphobic, says Weihua Ming, a professor in the nanostructured-polymers research group at the University of New Hampshire.
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The U.S. Navy is developing a new waterproof coating for its ships. It’s long been the goal of the Navy to create a product that, when applied to a ship’s hull, would create a waterproof barrier of protection. Now, it’s one step closer to making this a reality. Last month, the Navy announced plans to back a project by the University of Michigan to develop an omniphobic coating. The term “omniphobic” doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s waterproof. Rather, it means the substance is resistant to all liquids. Whether it’s water or oil, the coating will ward off liquids to protect ships’ hulls from damage.
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ABC News: 'The MIT researchers found that the surfaces are both superoleophobic and also superhydrophobic, or water repelling. Because they repel everything, they're called omniphobic.'
November 17, 2008