Nair and van Buskirk have taken to Kickstarter to help jumpstart production of Sofft — a new kind of fabric softener that uses some advanced chemical wizardry to make your clothes repel stains.

That’s what super hydrophobic material is made out of. Like this super hydrophobic knife that just slices through a water droplet and cuts it in two. Are we really sure science can explain what ...

Researchers at the University of Rochester have used lasers to create a surface so hydrophobic that a single droplet of water can bounce up and down on it -- multiple times -- like a ball.

City drinking water systems may be in danger of fouling due to the effect of softening agents on biofilm, according to a research from the University. Biofilms are present in nearly all plumbing ...