Mosquito eye nanostructure could help engineer improve water repellent coatings

New discoveries about insect nanostructure, like a mosquito’s eye, could help design improved water-repellent coatings. Credit: Ling Wang, Penn State Researchers have theorized that a coating that mimics the unique nanostructure could enhance virus-repellent face masks. Through research on insect surfaces, Penn State researchers have detailed a previously unidentified nanostructure …

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IndyCar spray passes its first real test in Iowa

The NTT IndyCar series’ decision to outfit its cars with a titanium halo wrapped in a thick laminated shield could have saved one or more lives on Friday night at Iowa Speedway. After avoiding a restart on lap 157, Ed Carpenter Racing’s Rinus VeeKay seemed to slow down behind eventual …

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Omaha Mutual removing Native American images from logo

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Mutual of Omaha announced the “retirement” of its corporate logo on Friday. Effective immediately, the company will stop using Native American images in its corporate brand as part of several new initiatives that address “racial equity and social justice,” according to a press release. BREAKING: Mutual …

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