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09/12/2018 / By Edsel Cook

MIT researchers create a new water-repellent coating that can be added to natural fabrics such as cotton and silk

Water-repellent coatings are useful when it comes to keeping things dry, but their fluorinated components are considered toxic to humans and the environment. So Massachusetts-based researchers came up with a new coating that is just as effective, much safer for human health, and can be added to natural fabrics, an article in Nanowerk stated. Massachusetts […]

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