A group of scientists in China have created an ultra-slippery toilet bowl that can repel almost any type of liquids or solids.
Humans have relied on porcelain and ceramic for their toilet bowls for centuries. While it seems unlikely we’ll see that material replaced completely anytime soon, if this ultra-slippery toilet bowl that scientists have made takes off, it could give us a new material to rely on.New Scientist
shows, almost nothing can stick to the bowl. Even more intriguing, the researchers found that the toilet bowl remained slippery, even after being used multiple times and rubbed down with sandpaper. One of the biggest advantages to having an ultra-slipper toilet bowl isn’t just its cleanliness. If nothing sticks to the bowl, then that means we could also see reduced water usage for flushing the toilet when using this type of material.
The researchers call it an abrasion-resistant super-slippery flush toilet , and it is made using materials that easily repel complex fluids and viscoelastic solids. However, these types of materials are usually easily broken by mechanical abrasions, which the researchers point out in a paper published inThe material used to make the ultra-slippery toilet bowl, though, can even stand up to sandpaper and remain just as slippery as it did before, which is a huge accomplishment.
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