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Thu 07 Jul 2009Water-tight coating based on lotus leaves
Versatile new surface coating can protect the hulls of ships and quickly diagnose cancer, writes HELEN GALLAGHER.
SLICK NEW water-repellent surface coatings developed in Belfast are so versatile they could be used for anything from protecting the hulls of ships to enabling on-the-spot diagnosis of throat and lung cancer from a single breath.
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