Molecular-Level Technology Offers Fast Waterproofing Of Just About Anything
‘Waterproof’ shoes and other clothing and accessories are rarely as effective as they’re made out to be, and those sprays and polish you can buy don’t do nearly as good a job as you’d think. Boffins at UK firm Plasma Product Innovations seem to have come up with something better which it claims is capable of making any material 100% waterproof.It uses something called an ion-masking process to treat the fibres on a molecular level so every part of the product is completely covered. Rather than absorbing water this treatment repels it entirely without affecting the flexibility or qualities of the material. The company demonstrated the effectiveness of the treatment by dunking two shoes into a bucket of water, and you can see the results for yourself in the image above. Though current applications are just focusing on clothes, the company plans to branch out into other areas that might benefit, such as electronics and other materials that are susceptible to water damage, in the not too distant future. - Paul Lester [TechRadar] waterproof clothing science
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