Left: Porous substrate with a small water contact angle: The surface absorbs a lot of liquid. Right: The new material features a large water contact angle and is thus nearly completely hydrophobic. (Figure: KIT) (IMAGE)
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
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