Our research work have reached over 50 million readers and audiences worldwide through high impact journal publications and prominent international news outlets and social media including BBC, CBC, NPR, The Economist, The Times, The Guardian, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, Reuters, Scientific American, Popular Science, National Geographic, MIT Technology Review, New Scientist, Science, and Nature etc. See selected below:
“Enhanced water repellent surfaces discovered in nature”, National Science Foundation, July 23, 2020.
“Insect Showcase Unexpected Ways to Make Water-Repellent Surfaces”, The Scientist, July 17, 2020.
“Atmospheric water harvesting”, Chemistry World, July 6, 2020.
“How slippery toilets could reduce water-use”, Babbage from The Economist Radio, November 20, 2019. Also featured in The Economist Twitter (25.4 million followers).
“Scientists create slippery toilet coating that stops poo sticking”, BBC, November 19, 2019. Also featured in BBC World News Twitter (31.1 million followers).
“Scientists develop a toilet coating that provides cleaner flushing”, BBC (Newsday), November 19, 2019.
“Engineers create a toilet bowl coating so slippery that human waste can’t stick to it”, CBC radio, November 20, 2019.
“Saving Water One Flush at a Time”, NPR, November 19, 2019.
“Scientists develop slippery toilet coating to stop poo sticking”, The Guardian, November 18, 2019.
“Scientists are flushed with success over self-cleaning lavatory”, The Times, November 19, 2019.
“Superslippery Toilets Squash Water Wastage”, Scientific American, November 18, 2019.
“This new magical coating saves water by making toilets so slippery that poop basically flush itself”, Fast Company, November 18, 2019.
“Self-cleaning toilet that banishes unsightly stains could save 70 billion litres of water a day, scientists claim”, Daily Mail, July 17, 2020.
“Journée mondiale des toilettes : un nouveau revêtement pour économiser l’eau ?”, Le Monde, November 19, 2019
“This slippery new coating could make toielts less filthy”, The Verge, November 19, 2019.
“Nature’s non-stick solutions”, Chemistry World, April 15, 2019.
“Drinking up mist”, Nature Materials, March 20, 2019.
“Can stripping the air of its moisture quench the world’s thirst”, C&EN, October 14, 2018.
“Une membrane conçue pour filtrer à l’envers”, Science&Vie, September 18, 2018.
“Surprising particle particles made from self-healing soap films”, C&EN, September 11, 2018.
“This new reverse filter may solve those bathroom smell issues”, Seeker, September 1, 2018.
“The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week”, GE Reports, August 31, 2018.
“Reverse liquid sieve lets only large particles pass”, Chemistry World, August 27, 2018
“Reverse filter is next big thing in surgery”, The Times, August 25, 2018.
“This improbable membrane can trap files in a jar – and odor in a toilet”, Science, August 24, 2018.
“Sticky yet slick material pulls water from foggy or humid air”, New Scientist, March 30, 2018.
“Leafhoppers use tiny light-absorbing balls to conceal their eggs”, Science News, November 3, 2017.
“8 ways the National Science Foundation supports our troops”, NSF News, March 20, 2017.
“5 ways cutting-edge technology copies nature”, World Economic Forum, August 2, 2016.
“Engineering slick solutions for sticky problems”, NSF Science Nation, May 9, 2016.
“Carnivorous plant inspires solution to “sticky” problems”, MIT Technology Review, August 19, 2014.
“Making Stuff Wilder”, PBS NOVA, October 24, 2013.
“The Smarter, Safer, Stronger, Far-Out Materials of the Future”, Popular Science, by Laura Geggel, p.44, November 2012.
“SLIPS blitz biofilms”, Nature, August 9, 2012.
“Deadly pitcher-plant inspires super slippery nano-surface”, Reuters, February 5, 2012.
“Pitcher plant perfect”, Nature Chemistry, vol. 3, pp. 834, October 24, 2011.
“Killer plant super-slippery material that repels everything”, National Geographic, September 21, 2011.
“Slippery customer from nature inspires ultimate non-stick pan”, The Times, September 22, 2011.
“Slippery when wetted”, Nature, News & Views, vol. 447, pp. 412 – 413, September 22, 2011.