New metal is so hydrophobic it makes water bounce like magic

Re:New metal is so hydrophobic it makes water bounce like magic by durkie on Thursday January 22, 2015 @08:02PM (#8932836)

Almost certainly. I would also expect contamination (finger oils, for example) to be a big issue.

(Source: I worked on and designed equipment for commercial scale-up of a nanoscale superhydrophobic coating process)

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Re:New metal is so hydrophobic it makes water bounce like magic by inthewoods on Thursday January 22, 2015 @09:40PM (#8933133)

I just love that this website happens to have someone in this field to help us all understand this. Thank you for your comment!

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Re:New metal is so hydrophobic it makes water bounce like magic by toomuchtodo on Thursday January 22, 2015 @08:26PM (#8932923)

Would not water (or any other solvent's) movement cause a scouring action that would remove contaminates and keep the surface clean?

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Re:New metal is so hydrophobic it makes water bounce like magic by darkmighty on Thursday January 22, 2015 @08:48PM (#8933010)

Depends on the behavior with oils I guess.

Water doesn't dissolve oil, although it could help mechanically remove it -- but if the material is actually olephilic or neutral it could be an issue.

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Re:New metal is so hydrophobic it makes water bounce like magic by zenocon on Thursday January 22, 2015 @09:29PM (#8933101)

I was wondering what would happen if you turned on a firehose and just slammed it for a good length of time...how durable it would be? If they're planning to use it on the surface of an airplane wing -- curious how durable the surface is.

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Re:New metal is so hydrophobic it makes water bounce like magic by toomuchtodo on Thursday January 22, 2015 @10:42PM (#8933288)

I was actually thinking about using this on the surface of titanium on a catamaran.

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