efficient ships Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 05 May 2010 18:59:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Hydrophobic Coating Inspired by Water Ferns Could Make Ships Consume 10 Percent Less https://www.greenoptimistic.com/water-fern-fuel-efficient-ships-20100505/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/water-fern-fuel-efficient-ships-20100505/#respond Wed, 05 May 2010 18:59:38 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=7552 Water ferns have tiny hairs that are superhydrophobic. Their properties, if applied in real life conditions to a sail boat, for example, could lead to a reduction of up to 10 percent of the boat's fuel consumption by reducing friction.

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