Researchers working with nanotech have created what may be a super-waterproof material that causes the liquid to slide right off the surface with very little friction. Further, additional research ...

How did the Ancient Romans build aqueducts, grand bath houses and more? How did the Egyptians protected their great pyramids from water ingress? And how did medieval peasants kept water out of their ...

Technologies that underpin modern society, such as smartphones and automobiles, rely on a diverse range of functional ...