Insect-Inspired Metal Could Lead To The Creation Of Unsinkable Ships

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An untreated piece of metal (left) sinks to the bottom, while one etched to make it superhydrophobic (right) stays afloat (Credit: University of Rochester)

Though it has been over a century since the R.M.S. Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg, modern-day ships remain as vulnerable to such catastrophes. The most recent disaster occurred in May 2019, when a sightseeing boat on the Danube River in Hungary capsized and sank after colliding with a river cruise ship, killing 28 of the 35 tourists aboard. Now, researchers from New York's University of Rochester may have found a way to avert such tragedies, with a water-repellant metal that can stay afloat even after having several holes drilled in it.

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  • demonboy1555
    demonboy15555년 이상
    cool who knew
    • velly101
      velly1015년 이상
      so cool
      • maddiedogonews
        maddiedogonews5년 이상
        woah cool
        • weebofweebs223
          weebofweebs2235년 이상
          great so when will they build a new titanic.... JK they already are!!! in 2022 they will set sail to a new titanic, taking the same route as before... I hope they use this metal, it will really help them actually finish the voyage... or maybe they'll have bad luck
          • mariowilldogo
            mariowilldogo5년 이상
            How do you like share be cause I am new.
            • somerandomkid
              somerandomkid5년 이상
              Thats pretty cool. The metal can't sink.... wow
              • lol12223
                lol122235년 이상
                pretty cool
                • jamezen2440
                  jamezen24405년 이상
                  thats pretty awesome!
                  • beastwill
                    beastwill5년 이상
                    if we can make a metal that can bent and wear like clothes , and combine it with this, we can literally"walk on water"
                    • iluvtodoroki16
                      iluvtodoroki165년 이상
                      bruh that would be sooo cool!!
                      • a_username
                        a_username5년 이상
                        Poseidon [the Greek god of water] can walk on water. Watermelons are 90% water. I can walk on watermelons. Wouldn't that mean I'm 90% Poseidon?
                        • currentevent588
                          currentevent5885년 이상
                          Great idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I agree. wat yall thinking.
                          • crazyfangirl
                            crazyfangirl5년 이상
                            with that idea, it would also be good in the army for armor. if only it was also fire and bullet proof!
                          • smatman
                            smatman5년 이상
                            Theoretically, yes, but due to gravity, walking using this material would flip you over while walking on water.
                        • temperedglass
                          temperedglass5년 이상
                          The concept has great potential for what it could do to water transportation in the future, and I can see it working out for medium-sized transportation. The execution should go well with this type of potential, as long as whoever's developing/working with this material doesn't mess it up.

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