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- breakneckridge, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3They need to make toilets outta this stuff. Klingons will be a thing of the past.
- mage1129, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Providing it doesn't have some horrible byproduct, this stuff is awesome. I wonder if this will increase the velocity of water slides.
- breakneckridge, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@ rosary
You didn't rtfa. It says the thing that really makes this product special is that it starts off with raw materials that are hydrophilic, i.e. not oil. - jeolmeun, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Any carcinogens in this stuff too?
- Urusai, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1We can synthesize Lexan from vegetable oil, fool. Next troll, please.
- jeolmeun, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0http://www.grcblog.com/fullview.php?blog_id=18
- pauldonnelly, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I just want to coat my car with this. I'm tired of washing the damn thing.
- dasunst3r, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0That looks pretty spiffy! :D
- axlekb, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0is it recyclable?
- Cyberdactyl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Oh yea. . .coat a car with it and have the eternal detail. . .
- Jarrod, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Super-Repellent Plastic?
I thought the article was about Britney Spears. - jeolmeun, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0http://www2.technologyreview.com/player/06/02/23Talbot/3.aspx
- breakneckridge, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Actually, on closer inspection, the article is a little unspecific when it comes to details of what the material is made from. Perhaps it is a fossil based product after all.
- imarsman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"I'm still waiting for transparent aluminum"
http://beverlytang.com/archives/materials/transparent_aluminum.html - Determination, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0that video of the honey is amazing... screw all the other uses, I want every drop of my honey!
( http://www.grcblog.com/fullview.php?blog_id=18 ) - krugzilla, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0they should make cars out of this stuff. I wouldn't have to wash it. wait i don't wash my car anyway
- thedonger, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I'm still waiting for transparent aluminum
- mediaphile, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0i came here to make make a sex toy joke but NoWe beat me to it.
- NoWe, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0and then... fun new tech for sex toys =D
- colinmhayes, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0applepenguin: Damn straight.
to other speculators: There's no way in hell we would create a product now with any kind of harmful byproducts, if anyone wants more info, look at our ecomagination site. - ApplePenguin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Dow's been trying to do this...
looks like GE beat them to it... - sfmoe, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0you imagine coating something like a surfboard with a thin sheet of this?
- onscreenname, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Bet it's really biodegradable.
- esojz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Hmm, low cost microfluidics could pave the way instant HIV tests and such. This might be more significant then getting all your ketchup out of the bottle. Then again what are we going to do when they take away the bliss of making those "farty" noises trying to get the last drops of ketchup out!
- menwuur, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0They need to make ipods with that lol
- Marfanity, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I want this stuff on the bottom of my snowboard.
- Anchoret, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I think they need to rethink their use of the term, "hydrophobic."
- mechengr, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Why would this cause cancer? It is plastic!! Plastics are inert materials.
- Inbal, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Anything that makes cleaning useless sounds great to me. And of course, the honey. Not that I care much for honey, but watching that drop slide was a thrill. This is going to produce sick hobbies.
- mckone, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I definitely wondered for a long time how cool it would be to be the guy who came up with this. I hope it's cost-effective to produce so we can actually see it on the market sometime soon.
- Anchoret, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0> that video of the honey is amazing
Yes, it certainly is. It's moving like mercury. - Crazytree, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0BRING ON THE CANCER!
I EAT TEFLON FOR BREAKFAST. - SolarWind, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Hmm...how about a rain jacket made out of this stuff or wearing a dive suit made of it and jumping into a swimming pool.
- paulchu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0i want to coat my friend's floors with that stuff. hilarity ensues.... and injuries too!
- zonk3r, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0no carcinogens but it'll probably be found in most humans blood in about 10 years like teflon...
- whizzbang, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0doesn't have to be oil from the ground, lots of other natual sources of oil.
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www.pumps.ie - Ireland's petrol price google maps mashup. - teh_toaster, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Sounds like the material itself is pretty good/recycleable , since its based off Lexan already. But I wonder what the chemical is that they use to "etch?" the material into s superhydrophobic?
- rosary, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0Hmm.. but I presume it's made using oil, yes? How exactly is something that consumes more fossil fuels 'progress'?
Yeah, I can appreciate the cool-factor, but still. Couldn't they spend their time and money researching alternate, oil-free ways to manufacture plastic-like materials? - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1Yeah dookie smears are the pits. Especially when you have guests at your house... down with Klingons!!
http://www.onlyriddles.com -- The largest riddle site on the net. - eddieo, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0wayjer, You made anyway, even with my f-up!
- lasermike026, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0In the world there are rarely free lunches. I wonder if this stuff has environmental and biological effects.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0i'm pretty sure its recyclable.
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