Comments on: Researchers Create “Omniphobic” Materials That Repel Both Oil and Water http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/11/11/researchers-create-omniphobic-materials-that-repel-both-oil-and-water/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day\'s most compelling topics. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:36:58 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Maplewood96 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/11/11/researchers-create-omniphobic-materials-that-repel-both-oil-and-water/comment-page-1/#comment-26296 Maplewood96 Wed, 06 May 2009 21:46:53 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/11/11/researchers-create-omniphobic-materials-that-repel-both-oil-and-water/#comment-26296 amazing, i didn't know feathers could do that! amazing, i didn’t know feathers could do that!

]]> By: Andy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/11/11/researchers-create-omniphobic-materials-that-repel-both-oil-and-water/comment-page-1/#comment-14551 Andy Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:56:41 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/11/11/researchers-create-omniphobic-materials-that-repel-both-oil-and-water/#comment-14551 @denis Probably not as the material would have to be covering the poor birds before they touch the oil spill. @denis Probably not as the material would have to be covering the poor birds before they touch the oil spill.

]]> By: denis de Shon http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/11/11/researchers-create-omniphobic-materials-that-repel-both-oil-and-water/comment-page-1/#comment-13902 denis de Shon Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:34:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/11/11/researchers-create-omniphobic-materials-that-repel-both-oil-and-water/#comment-13902 could this be used in oil spill waterfowl cleanup? could this be used in oil spill waterfowl cleanup?

]]> By: Nils Hoffmann http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/11/11/researchers-create-omniphobic-materials-that-repel-both-oil-and-water/comment-page-1/#comment-13867 Nils Hoffmann Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:00:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/11/11/researchers-create-omniphobic-materials-that-repel-both-oil-and-water/#comment-13867 Water and "fat" repellent materials have been known for quite a while: Think PTFE & Co. The new aspect is not the absence of "fat" wettability, but the surface topology causing low surface tension liquids to form droplets. Water and “fat” repellent materials have been known for quite a while: Think PTFE & Co.

The new aspect is not the absence of “fat” wettability, but the surface topology causing low surface tension liquids to form droplets.

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