Car finish, to which no dirt particles adhere, house fronts, from which graffiti paints roll off – the material “fluoropore” might make all of this possible. Both water and oil droplets roll off this new class of highly fluorinated super-repellent polymers. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has now decided to fund its development with EUR 2.85 million. Fundamental research in this area is aimed at making use of this new type of material for universal protective coatings. Read more