Laser-etched metal 'bounces' water

Posted by dmmalam on Wednesday July 08, 2015 @09:41PM
from the bbc.co.uk dept.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-30915266

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Re:Laser-etched metal 'bounces' water by tonylemesmer on Thursday July 09, 2015 @05:03AM (#9856854)

already discussed: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8921655

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Re:Laser-etched metal 'bounces' water by dummy7953 on Thursday July 09, 2015 @10:51AM (#9858150)

I wonder if this would be beneficial for shipping. Maybe it could cut down on fuel costs? But the process to create the etching takes an hour for a 1" x 1" square.

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