Ideal nanostructure for hydrophobic surfaces that stay dry for months underwater

By mimicking nanostructures found in nature in everything from water striders and spiders to lotus leaves, scientists have created hydrophobic surfaces that could prove invaluable for everything from pipes to boats and submarines. Now researchers at Northwestern University have deduced the optimal texture roughness required to achieve this property and keep surfaces dry underwater for months at a time.

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• Nanostructures
• Northwestern University

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