This week Dr. Chunlei Guo published an article in an academic magazine revealing how he and his team have created super hydrophobic metals (metals that are incredibly water repellant) by using short laser bursts to change the molecular properties of metal.
The applications of this are endless, such as airplane wings that never freeze, creating surfaces that can't harbor bacteria, latrines and toilets that never have to be cleaned, cars that never have to be washed, non stick pans that no longer need Teflon coatings which break apart over time and cause health problems, and many many others.
Hopefully they can soon begin using this technique commercially since this would have so many benefits to people all over the world. I know I can't post links to articles, and I wasn't sure if I could copy and paste an article in here. So if you'd like to learn more, just type "Chunlei Guo" into Google and you'll get a ton of articles about this important breakthrough in science.
Until then, look at this sample of how the metal reacts when water is introduced. This is so completely amazing:
That's trippy! :shock: I like the idea of toilets that never have to be cleaned. :P
Yeah, right now they've only applied this method to metals, but they state they're already working on using this technique on other materials, such as plastics and porcelain. There are metal toilets out there though, and metal troughs and urinals that can benefit and be bacteria free from this technique as it currently stands.
Yeah, right now they've only applied this method to metals, but they state they're already working on using this technique on other materials, such as plastics and porcelain. There are metal toilets out there though, and metal troughs and urinals that can benefit and be bacteria free from this technique as it currently stands.
I don't know if I want "liquids" bouncing off my toilet, though. :shock:
A few years ago I saw video of some sort of coating that can repel water almost as well as this. I wanted it for my glasses. (Not sure whether it ended up being toxic or not. I should look into that.)
Yeah, right now they've only applied this method to metals, but they state they're already working on using this technique on other materials, such as plastics and porcelain. There are metal toilets out there though, and metal troughs and urinals that can benefit and be bacteria free from this technique as it currently stands.
I don't know if I want "liquids" bouncing off my toilet, though. :shock:
Hahaha! You'd need a seperate toilet for diarrhoea! :shock:
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That's trippy! :shock: I like the idea of toilets that never have to be cleaned. :P
Yeah me too
You would think a futuristic space ship would wouldn't you?! He probably didn't get them installed on purpose :evil:
:roll: no wonder I've been kept on the ship this long...
I don't know if I want "liquids" bouncing off my toilet, though. :shock:
A few years ago I saw video of some sort of coating that can repel water almost as well as this. I wanted it for my glasses. (Not sure whether it ended up being toxic or not. I should look into that.)
Hahaha! You'd need a seperate toilet for diarrhoea!