According to Hydrophobic Coatings and Surfaces: 2016-2023 research report, the market for hydrophobic materials used for self-cleaning, de-icing, anti-fouling and anticorrosion applications will grow ...

Droplets usually bounce off waxy plant leaves, wasting large amounts of sprayed pesticides and contaminating soil and water. Researchers at the Centre for Nano Science and Engineering, Indian ...

Many of us have experienced the blind panic of dropping a mobile phone into water and finding it completely ruined after fishing it out. Even more of us have experienced the daily drudgery of washing ...

A European group of scientists has created a novel hydrophobic antireflective (AR) coating for the cover glass of PV modules. The double-layer coating uses a silica-titania (SiO2-TiO2) thin film as ...

At the nanoscale, the chemistry of surfaces plays a decisive role in how particles move and where they end up. A new study published in Advancing Earth and Space Sciences highlights the importance of ...

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 ...

The reason why water striders, water bugs, oarsman, diving bell spiders, and the like can walk on water or stay dry under it is that they have tiny hairs that prevent water actually coming into ...