The most waterproof material on the Ground were the wings of a butterfly

American engineers invented the waterproof material on the basis of completely new technologies. And inspired flowers of nasturtiums and butterfly wings Mogro. This is reported by foreign media.



Before the waterproof was considered a Lotus leaf. Room miniature streaks on the silicon surface by 40% increased the water resistance of a first of the limit.



Professor Kripa Varanasi (Kripa Varanasi) said that the nasturtium leaves and Morpho butterfly wings today the most water-resistant surface. Experts hope that in the future they will make novel moisture-proof products, from tents to aircraft engines, combining similar samples with metal, ceramics and cloth.

Meanwhile, in Moscow, an exhibition of the most unusual insects.


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