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Forums > Windsurfing   Gps and Speed talk

nanoscale coating repels almost any liquid

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Created by latedropeddy > 9 months ago, 18 Jan 2013
latedropeddy
VIC, 417 posts
18 Jan 2013 12:54PM
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Pretty cool, hope it becomes manufacturable. The video is interesting.

newatlas.com/superomniphobic-liquid-repelling-coating/25836/

mineral1
WA, 4564 posts
18 Jan 2013 11:48AM
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Australian based Company currently has another (or mabe this product) under evaluation with US forces.
Hope it comes good, I have shares

axxisrider
6 posts
25 Jan 2013 6:09PM
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Jurjen Van der Noord also use nanocoating on his sails for the record attempt in Luderitz:

'This sail on the photo is coated with a innovating high-tech Nano coating to reduce drag. Thanks Red-Gull Europe and Severne Sails & Starboard Windsurfing'



Bonominator
VIC, 5477 posts
25 Jan 2013 10:58PM
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There are super-hydrophobic coatings out there, but expensive and hard to get hold of in Australia. Some 'permanent' coatings are widely used in shipping, aerospace and automotive racing to prevent air drag, algal growth and reduce water drag. Last time I contacted a market leader and innovator in the US, they refused to ship samples to Australia, but the figures they quoted on drag reduction were astounding, with at least 50% surface drag coefficient reduction.

No doubt this stuff will become more available and employed by speed sailors in the future.

Last time this was discussed on the Breeze, the discussion ended in a bit of farce but people will start to pay attention eventually, as is the norm.

col5555
WA, 378 posts
27 Jan 2013 10:25AM
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What about this stuff ? www.nanotunenow.com/

Bonominator
VIC, 5477 posts
27 Jan 2013 3:28PM
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col5555 said...
What about this stuff ? www.nanotunenow.com/


That's new. Looks good. Might call them and get the stats.



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