New coatings process to reduce the carbon footprint of the transport industry
Friday 18 November 2011
Researchers at the University of Surrey have invented a new process to make bespoke coatings that could one day reduce the ‘drag resistance’ of ships and aeroplanes and thereby lower fuel consumption.
Professor Joseph Keddie, of the Department of Physics, who led the research, said: “It’s an exciting prospect to have an impact on the energy consumed by planes and ships through a straightforward, inexpensive technology. Our process can create coatings with nearly any desired texture to meet the particular requirements of an application.
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