Researchers have developed a PFAS-free dual-layer sol-gel and hydrophobic silica coating that repels water, dust, and dirt while maintaining high light transmission for solar panels. The transparent, ...

Inspired by the structure of human enamel, a biomimetic coating with enhanced viscoelasticity was constructed layer by layer. The underlying amylose hydrogel serves as both a buffering layer and a ...

A team of plastics engineering faculty and student researchers at UMass Lowell and Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art in Israel has developed new self-cleaning coatings that are low-cost, ...

A hydrophilic and oleophobic surface repels oil. This innovative surface property has received increasing attention since it excels at anti-fogging, detergent-free cleaning, and oil and water ...

Scientists from the Research Institutes of Sweden AB (RISE) are developing a special coating for the cover glass of photovoltaic modules that is claimed to attain low adhesion of snow and ice, high ...

Superhydrophobic surfaces — those famously “never-wet” materials that make water bead up and roll away — have a stubborn weakness: hot water. Once temperatures climb above roughly 40 degrees Celsius, ...

Hydrophobic surfaces show low surface energy, so water droplets tend to repel against the surface and create beads that form a spherical droplet with a high water contact angle (>90°). Surfaces can be ...

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 ...