New metal is so hydrophobic it makes water bounce like magic

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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