Water repellent metals technology for new generation mechanical valves?

[armaluca]

Hi all,

I read about this new technology, developed at the university of Rochester, that uses lasers to render materials hydrophobic.

[FONT=Open Sans, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif]“The material is so strongly water-repellent, the water actually gets bounced off. Then it lands on the surface again, gets bounced off again, and then it will just roll off from the surface...”[/FONT]

Wondering if this technology could lead to a new generation mechanical valves which won't require any anticoagulant therapy!

Check it out!
http://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/superhydrophobic-metals-85592/

Luca

 

[pellicle]

Fantastic ... I love tech that resembles magic to a prior generation

 

[cldlhd]

Isn't that what Arthur C Clarke said? Something along those lines.