New superomniphobic glass soars high on butterfly wings using machine learning

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(Funded by the National Science Foundation)

Glass for displays, tablets, laptops, smartphones, and solar cells could benefit from a surface that repels water, dirt, and oil. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering have created a nanostructured glass that takes inspiration from the wings of the glasswing butterfly to create a new type of glass that is very clear across a wide variety of wavelengths and angles and is antifogging.