Sentences with phrase «hydrophobic materials»

Michael Stevens, creator of the incredibly popular science YouTube channel Vsauce, enlightens us on why water makes it hard to make an «Earth Sandwich,» and how hydrophobic materials work.

On the other hand, water isn't as attracted to hydrophobic materials, making the molecules easier to move and producing lower viscosity.

It's not just the earbud design, which is made of hydrophobic materials to keep out sweat and moisture while creating a gentle seal that stays put.

These boots are made of hydrophobic materials.

Gum is a hydrophobic material, which means it doesn't like water and it won't dissolve in water.

Another hydrophobic material.

If the electrode below a flattened droplet is gradually turned off, while the electrode next to it is gradually turned on, the hydrophobic material will drive the droplet toward the charged electrode.

This illustration shows how the different effective viscosity of water affects the force required to slide two surfaces separated by a thin layer of water when confined by a hydrophilic material or a hydrophobic material.

Not exact matches

The material is also highly hydrophobic, meaning it repels liquids.

Engineers are now mimicking the beetle's back and reproducing similar hydrophobic - hydrophilic surfaces, materials and products at the nanoscale.

To copy the beetle's water - collecting design, materials scientist Michael Rubner, chemical engineer Robert Cohen, and colleagues at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge created a rough coating so water repelling — or hydrophobic — that water sprayed onto it stood up in nearly spherical droplets.

The new oleic acid coating is inherently hydrophobic, repelling water and any pollutants, and it allows the material to react to temperature fluctuations naturally.

Conducted by Zainab Ngaini and colleagues at the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, the study found that when sago waste (consisting primarily of cellulose and lignin) is chemically modified using fatty acid derivatives, the resulting material is more hydrophobic than untreated sago waste, implying that it has less affinity for water and an excellent affinity for oil.

In the prototype, the researchers coat the board with a much denser array of tiny spheres, only a micrometer high, made from a hydrophobic (water - repellent) material.

The researchers demonstrated the versatility of their approach by using two polymers with radically different material properties — one hydrophobic and one hydrophilic — to make their particles.

For example, the material itself is hydrophobic, making it more difficult to pass strands of DNA through them.

Mica, used in the drilling industry, was the most hydrophilic of the materials, while graphite was the most hydrophobic.

Once the material is oxidizes by oxygen, water absorbs stronger, transforming the material from hydrophobic to hydrophilic,» explains Ruoff.

The viscosity differences created by container materials are directly affected by the degree to which the materials are either hydrophilic — which means they attract water — or hydrophobic — which means they repel it.

(Bottom right) A drop of water applied on the surface of freshly cleaved black phosphorus shows that the material is hydrophobic, but it becomes hydrophilic when oxidized in air.

Researchers disprove the idea that water degrades black phosphorus and find the material is actually hydrophobic

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The Montrail's features include things like multi-directional outsole offering traction in every direction, Vapor - Responseâ «cents midsole material, Gryptoniteâ «cents «sticky rubber» outsole material that gets great traction on wet and dry surfaces, Trail Deflection Shieldâ «cents to protect the foot from trail debris all with light and breathable hydrophobic mesh and a gusseted tongue to keep dirt out and feet cool.

They hope to modify the material and make it hydrophobic, more durable.