Bridgestone’s new e12 Splash uses a hydrophobic RPL-X coating to repel water and mud while retaining distance and spin ...

Rain-repelling coatings come in two varieties: ceramic coatings and spray-on hydrophobic coatings. But how do they work, and ...

A few weeks ago, an Australian startup offered to send me a T-shirt. I’m not normally on the T-shirt beat, but this one was special. The 100-percent cotton garment featured “patented hydrophobic ...

New experiments and calculations could improve aerosol and microfluidic technologies while shedding more light on airborne ...

Splash plays. The object of the e12 Splash is getting predictable results when playing conditions are at the least predictable. Any moisture can lead to an inefficient contact to varying degrees, and ...

These trunks designed to repel water promise to make soggy swimsuits a thing of the past, but months after being funded on Kickstarter, some backers are complaining. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser ...

The reason why water striders, water bugs, oarsman, diving bell spiders, and the like can walk on water or stay dry under it is that they have tiny hairs that prevent water actually coming into ...

NeverWet may soon be facing some hydrophobic competition in the form of LiquidOff, an eco-minded fabric spray made to repel water without leaving a haze behind. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser ...