A team of researchers says they have created the most water-repellent surface ever, challenging existing ideas about how friction works. Known as a self-assembled monolayer (SAM), the ingenious new surface, which is assembled at the molecular level, has the potential to impact hundreds of commercial and industrial applications, including de-icing techniques, maritime technologies, space exploration, and even ultra-slippery cookware.

  • @[email protected]
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    391 year ago

    it’s literally impossible to read an article that isnt spam bombed with ads and bullshit now, isnt it

    • @WhatAmLemmy
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      311 year ago

      Yeah it’s crazy, but not as crazy as the low low prices I can offer you on my products! Would you like to consume product my guy?

    • @[email protected]
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      271 year ago

      I’ve been using ad blockers for so long that I almost forget ads even exist. Then I read comments like this, and wonder how anyone can browse the internet without one. I remember what it was like before I used them, and I know that it’s gotten much worse since then.

    • @agent_flounder
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      181 year ago

      With ublock and pihole I’m like “what ads?”

    • AlphaOmega
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      31 year ago

      Do a Google search for the article you want to read. Iirc it’s right click on ellipses and then view cached page. That should just get you text only.