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 ...

You’re driving in the rain and the droplets stick across your windshield, limiting your visibility. For most drivers, it's a dangerous fact of life to circumvent. Some know that you can buy a water ...

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 ...

"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 ...

In a step towards developing advanced materials for functional coatings, a research group has developed a technology that combines structural color coating with super water-repellent properties. The ...

Behold the new material created by scientists at the University of Rochester. Scientists at the University of Rochester have created a material so water repellent that liquid drops just bounce off the ...