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Soft matter and liquids

Soft matter and liquids

Barnacles are no match for mushroom-shaped microstructures

27 Aug 2018
Biofouling barnacles
Non-stick surface: this 3D visualization shows the microstructured silicone surface (left) and a smooth silicone control surface (right). The control is covered with many more barnacles than the microstructured surface. (Courtesy: Lars Heepe and Dennis Petersen)
It could soon be much more difficult for barnacles to cling onto the hulls of ships, thanks to a coa

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Michael Allen is a science writer based in Bristol, UK
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