New waterproof surface is ‘driest ever’
US engineers have created the “most waterproof material ever” – inspired by nasturtium leaves and butterfly wings.
The new “super-hydrophobic” surface could keep clothes dry and stop aircraft engines icing over, they say.
The lotus leaf was thought to be the gold standard for staying dry in nature, but now a team from MIT in Boston say they have surpassed it.
Adding tiny ridges to a silicon surface made water bounce off it 40% faster than the previous “limit”.
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