🔬 Scientists 🧪 engineer 🛠️ unsinkable ⚓ metal 🧰 tubes

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🚢 Researchers at the University of Rochester's Institute of Optics have developed a new superhydrophobic process to make metal tubes "unsinkable." This technology traps an air bubble, preventing waterlogging and sinking, even when damaged.

🌊 The new tube design improves upon earlier disk-based models (demonstrated in 2019), offering greater resilience against extreme angles and turbulent conditions. Tubes remained buoyant for weeks in rough environments and even after being severely punctured.

💡 Multiple tubes can be linked to create rafts for ships, platforms, or buoys. The technology can be scaled up for larger applications and shows potential for harvesting wave energy to generate electricity.

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