Distinguished nanotechnology researcher presents at NNU
Thursday, October 21, 2010
NNU's new Engineering Program sponsored a public lecture and remarkable visual demonstrations of “The World’s Most Water Repellant Materials” by Dr. John Simpson, Senior Scientist at Oak Ridge National Lab. Dr. Simpson was the recipient of both the 2008 R&D Top 100 Award and the Oak Ridge Inventor of the Year award.
Dr. Simpson presented his research on superhydrophobic nano-structured materials and addressed their possible applications and uses . He demonstrated the “MOSES EFFECT” of water standing vertically off these specially engineered surfaces. These superhydrophobic materials are extremely water repellent and may be used for drag reduction on the hulls of ships and the insides of pipes as well as for creating self-cleaning surfaces.
The presentation was held in the Jackson Auditorium (Room 138) of the new 50,000 sq ft Thomas Family Health & Science Center, 603 Dewey St., Nampa on the campus of NNU. Admission and parking are free. Tours of the new Thomas Center engineering labs are open to the public at 6:15pm. If you would like to learn more about this presentation or have any questions, please contact Dr. Stephen Parke, NNU Professor of Engineering, at 208-467-8881.
Photo caption: The “MOSES EFFECT” of liquid on a superhydrophobic nanomaterial surface will be demonstrated Thursday evening at NNU.&nb
This is another source for this effect that explain the miracle of separating the Red Sea in 2 parts.
Distinguished nanotechnology researcher presents at NNU
NNU's new Engineering Program sponsored a public lecture and remarkable visual demonstrations of “The World’s Most Water Repellant Materials” by Dr. John Simpson, Senior Scientist at Oak Ridge National Lab. Dr. Simpson was the recipient of both the 2008 R&D Top 100 Award and the Oak Ridge Inventor of the Year award.
Dr. Simpson presented his research on superhydrophobic nano-structured materials and addressed their possible applications and uses . He demonstrated the “MOSES EFFECT” of water standing vertically off these specially engineered surfaces. These superhydrophobic materials are extremely water repellent and may be used for drag reduction on the hulls of ships and the insides of pipes as well as for creating self-cleaning surfaces.
The presentation was held in the Jackson Auditorium (Room 138) of the new 50,000 sq ft Thomas Family Health & Science Center, 603 Dewey St., Nampa on the campus of NNU. Admission and parking are free. Tours of the new Thomas Center engineering labs are open to the public at 6:15pm. If you would like to learn more about this presentation or have any questions, please contact Dr. Stephen Parke, NNU Professor of Engineering, at 208-467-8881.
Photo caption: The “MOSES EFFECT” of liquid on a superhydrophobic nanomaterial surface will be demonstrated Thursday evening at NNU.&nb
This is another source for this effect that explain the miracle of separating the Red Sea in 2 parts.
http://www.riken.go.jp/lab-www/library/publication/review/pdf/No_44/44_156.pdf