Comments on: Flesh-eating plant inspires super-slippery material that repels everything

By: TiagoTiago

TiagoTiago — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:34:55 +0000

Does it beat gecko paws?

By: floodmouse

floodmouse — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:40:54 +0000

I want a coat made of this stuff so no one can grab me. To go with my piezoelectric shoes that collect energy from my footsteps to power my personal electronics . . .

By: Fossil

Fossil — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 03:55:12 +0000

Hate to bring up military applications, but how about submarine hulls and propellers. Would they be quieter?

By: Dailu

Dailu — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:03:57 +0000

Does this Surface also prevent the formation of Bacteria colonies? What a great idea. The applications are unlimited. Wouldn’t mind a small snow sled of this stuff.

By: george milton

george milton — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:58:38 +0000

Tooth coatings I’ll never have to brush again!

By: Fyrehair

Fyrehair — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:39:54 +0000

Holy cats, it’s Eddersill.

Think of the textile applications – sheets and clothes that never get dirty! Just step out of them and give them a good shake!

(You know, I expected there to be a wikipedia entry on Eddersill somewhere, but apparently not. It’s a superfabric from the Jo Clayton novel, Skeen’s Leap)

By: Georg

Georg — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:37:21 +0000

Since years there is “Lotus effect” paints and enamels for bath room
china on this principles. Patented and Trade Marked.

By: Darth Continent

Darth Continent — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 05:26:18 +0000

This needs to be used as an inner coating for jars of condiments, jellies, honey and other stuff. No more would you agonize over having to toss those last, elusive tendrils of peanut butter adorning the inside of the jar, just turn it upside-down and eventually the remnants will just slide down onto the lid to enjoy, and all but eliminate waste.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 03:25:41 +0000

THEY. SHOULD. MAKE. SLIP-N-SLIDES. OUT. OF. THIS.

Sorry about the all-caps, got carried away by the thought of unimaginably slippery slip-n-slides…

By: ophu

ophu — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:17:14 +0000

I wonder how it would do at repelling hurricanes?