Reply to post: Re: Could this reduce friction?

To avoid that Titanic feeling, boffins create an unsinkable hydrophobic metal with laser power

Chris G

Re: Could this reduce friction?

I have worked on a fair number of sailing and motor yachts, including doing the prep and application of anti foul, it doesn't matter which one you use, sometimes the little critters in the water just decide they like it and grow there.

Barnacles and the like start life as microscopic organisms that would probably regard a microscopically laser roughed surface as an invitation to set up home.

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