You have seen the pictures of water-proof coatings that can make a cellphone impervious to a swimming pool. Or make fluids run off a shirt.
The drawback to those coatings is that the coatings are easily damaged, especially in rugged conditions, according to Engadget.
Researchers at a company called HygraTek have now developed a new type of coating that yields a surface that is extremely water proof and can self-heal hundreds of times despite incredible amounts of abuse. The potential for such a technology is endless. Ships could move faster by reducing water resistance and clothes could be waterproofed indefinitely.
