<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/1d89a1f4-8a3c-48cb-bcfc-50eb6c25371c/F631596E-1995-4A97-A442-35E84AC21086/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.nature.com/nmat/journal/v1/n1/fig_tab/nmat715_F1.html" href="http://www.nature.com/nmat/journal/v1/n1/fig_tab/nmat715_F1.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.nature.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nature.com/nmat/journal/v1/n1/fig_tab/nmat715_F1.html"><B>Behaviour of water drops on different surfaces.</B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nature.com/nmat/journal/v1/n1/fig_tab/nmat715_F1.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.nature.com/img/1E14DFEA-EA13-4613-88E3-16101877050E" alt="Unfortunately we are unable to provide accessible alternative text for this. 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margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hydrophobe&oldid=252732915">Superhydrophobicity</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hydrophobe&oldid=252732915">Superhydrophobic materials have surfaces that are extremely difficult to wet, with water <A title="Contact angle" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contact_angle">contact angles</A> in excess of 150°. </blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; 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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/16392/1/0611102"><H1>Water-repellant wood</H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/16392/1/0611102"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/nanotechweb.org/img/942C15FD-BA29-489F-A1EB-6A65FBCAA11C" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/16392/1/0611102">Water droplets on a wood surface treated with BASF's "Lotus Spray", which has made the surface extremely water-repellant (superhydrophobic). </blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mvrqFvNTIY&eurl=http://www.futureofgadgets.com/futureblogger/show/1327-ge-labs-make-water-bounce-with-superhydrophobic-surfaces" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mvrqFvNTIY&eurl=http://www.futureofgadgets.com/futureblogger/show/1327-ge-labs-make-water-bounce-with-superhydrophobic-surfaces" style="font-size: 11px;">www.youtube.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; 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font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16126-nanotech-clothing-fabric-never-gets-wet.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news"><H1> Nanotech clothing fabric 'never gets wet' </H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16126-nanotech-clothing-fabric-never-gets-wet.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news"><P>Lead researcher <A target="ns" href="http://www.pci.uzh.ch/e/index.php">Stefan Seeger</A> at the University of Zurich says the fabric, made from polyester fibres coated with millions of tiny silicone filaments, is the most water-repellent clothing-appropriate material ever created.</P></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; 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margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.newscientist.com/articleimages/dn16126/0-nanotech-clothing-fabric-never-gets-wet.html" href="http://www.newscientist.com/articleimages/dn16126/0-nanotech-clothing-fabric-never-gets-wet.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.newscientist.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.newscientist.com/articleimages/dn16126/0-nanotech-clothing-fabric-never-gets-wet.html"><P>The most water-repellent clothing fabric ever made could create low-drag swimsuits and garments that repel grime</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.newscientist.com/articleimages/dn16126/0-nanotech-clothing-fabric-never-gets-wet.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.newscientist.com/img/FC93F264-33FB-4DA4-997C-BA6B3A67A9C8" alt="The new fabric strongly repels water thanks to nanoscale filaments with a spiky structure (Image: University of Zurich/Wiley Vch)" /></div></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; 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