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A team of researchers says they have created the most water-repellent surface ever, challenging existing ideas about how friction works. Known as a self-assembled monolayer (SAM), the ingenious new surface, which is assembled at the molecular level, has the potential to impact hundreds of commercial and industrial applications, including de-icing techniques, maritime technologies, space exploration, and even ultra-slippery cookware.

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[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

maybe someting to consider the next time you buy a phone, eh?

[-] incendiaryperihelion@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

note to self in fifteen years

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