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Unsinkable metal discovery could build safer ships and harvest wave energy

Laser-etched superhydrophobic textures let damaged aluminum tubes trap air and remain buoyant, mimicking diving bell spiders' hair-based air-trapping mechanism.

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Could You Use a Rowboat to Walk on the Seafloor Like Jack Sparrow?

An upside-down dinghy can trap breathable air underwater only briefly and under limited conditions because buoyancy, pressure, and air dilution make sustained breathing impractical.

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Unsinkable metal discovery could build safer ships and harvest wave energy

Could You Use a Rowboat to Walk on the Seafloor Like Jack Sparrow?

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