Metal structures usually have one simple rule: stay sealed or start sinking. Once water breaches the barrier, it’s game over. But a team of researchers in upstate New York is proving that this age-old ...

Perforated aluminum created that floats, does not sink, and regains buoyancy thanks to an innovative and resistant superhydrophobic surface.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Schematic of a floating device made of SH Al tubes. (CREDIT: Advanced Functional Materials) More than a century after the RMS ...