A new artificial surface inspired by floating seeds could provide an alternative to the toxic paints currently used to prevent fouling on ship hulls. The artificial surface, developed by German ...

A new artificial surface inspired by floating seeds, which could provide an alternative to the toxic paints currently used to prevent fouling on ship hulls, has been developed by German scientists.

With marine biofouling on ship hulls increasing drag, which results in an increase in fuel consumption and therefore cost and pollution, the search has been on for a way to prevent fouling that is ...

UTRECHT, Netherlands, Oct. 18 (UPI) --Plants actively direct their seeds toward fertile ground using wind and water, new research shows. Until now, scientists had only confirmed "directed dispersal" ...