American professor developed super waterproof material

Any object, whether it is a gadget or a shoe, can be waterproofed by putting them on a "raincoat." However, raincoats are always taken off, and these items will eventually have the risk of being wet. Now that we don't have to worry, engineers have recently developed a super waterproof material that can be permanently waterproof and bounce off water. As long as the surface of any object with a little bit of structure, can achieve the purpose of waterproofing, the researchers said that the technology may be applied to ships or aircraft in the future.

The technique was developed by Julie Crockett, a professor of mechanical engineering at BYU University of Utah, and his colleague Dan Maynes. Crockett said, “To make super waterproof material, you can't just make a waterproof cover or waterproof wax. You have to add some structure. In nature, the lotus leaves do a great job, so we constantly imitate in the lab. Leaves.” Super waterproof surface forms are varied. In her lab, they use a bone cavity structure. They can also be made into a base structure. The water droplets sit on it like a ball.

When water falls on Professor Crockett's super-waterproof surface, it spreads like ordinary water droplets. However, unlike ordinary water droplets, this waterproof surface allows the dispersed water droplets to regroup together until it leaves the surface. Crockett explained that the gravitational pull between water molecules is greater than the gravitational pull between the water molecules and the material, so they rejoin the original before they pass through the material.

"The traditional waterproof material used to protect the surface in the form of paint, and we have to do is super waterproof surface, so we can not just focus on the surface of the water, we are concerned about the surface of the water."

This waterproof surface can be used on solar panels to prevent it from becoming dirty and self-cleaning, or to prevent splashing of water droplets in bathrooms, pipes, toilets, etc. It can also be used in the field of biomedicine, such as injecting syringes or some pipes inside the patient, as well as hulls, torpedoes, submarines, etc. It can also prevent the wings from freezing in cold or humid environments.

Looking further ahead, this material can also be used as a cleaning agent or make energy more efficient. “Almost every power station in the country generates steam by burning coal or natural gas to drive the rotation of the turbine to generate electricity. If the power plant's condenser can be made with an ideal super-waterproof surface, then the speed will be significantly increased, and it will save time. Expenses optimize the effect of energy. Once the liquid hits the condenser, it will be bounced away, and you can cool many gases with very, very fast and efficient speeds."

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