Spider-Inspired Design Makes Metal Tubes 'Unsinkable'–A Breakthrough in Maritime Engineering

Spider-Inspired Design Makes Metal Tubes 'Unsinkable'–A Breakthrough in Maritime Engineering

It’s been 113 years since the ‘unsinkable’ Titanic sank, and engineers still have hopes of someday creating unsinkable ships. None more so than a team at the University of Rochester that recently present a new “superhydrophobic” design that could lead to more resilient ships, floating platforms, and renewable energy innovations. The design is special for […] The post Spider-Inspired Design Makes Metal Tubes ‘Unsinkable’–A Breakthrough in Maritim…

Scientists engineer unsinkable metal tubes

More than a century after the Titanic sank, engineers still have hopes of someday creating “unsinkable” ships. In a step toward reaching that lofty goal, researchers at the University of Rochester’s Institute of Optics have developed a new process that turns ordinary metal tubes unsinkable—meaning they will stay afloat no matter how long they are forced into water or how heavily they are damaged. Chunlei Guo, a professor of optics and of physics…