Super waterproof material one step closer as scientists reveal new nanotech
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"Our work is the first time that anyone has gone directly to the nanometer-level," Sakari Lepikko, lead author of the study, said in a statement.

Super Waterproof Material One Step Closer as Scientists Reveal New Nanotech::“Our work is the first time that anyone has gone directly to the nanometer-level,” Sakari Lepikko, lead author of the study, said in a statement.

  • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶English
    261·
    1 year ago

    I wonder how recyclable/biodegradable this is, and if we are going to have waterproof oceans in a few years.

    • foofiepie@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      1 year ago

      My first thought too. I do hope we don’t introduce more nanoplastics into the world for the sake of some unnecessarily high tech clothing.

    • SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      So, I think I found the original study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41557-023-01346-3, because for some reason these articles never cite the actual studies. What happened to citing sources??

      Anyway, apparently they did grew octyltrichlorosilane on silicon wafers. Now, I have no idea what octyltrichlorosilane is, but here is some information I found about it https://www.chemicalbook.com/msds/Octyltrichlorosilane.htm

      It seems to be purely a chemical used for research, so this study would be more of a proof of concept, and you would replace the chemical used with something else for production.

    • SSUPII@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      32·
      1 year ago

      Definitely not. This really will be only for work or specific necessities. We won’t randomly start having waterproof general clothing. If it resistant enough, it can and will be reused especially if expensive