Mark Shaw: One very dry demo

Mark Shaw demos UltraEver Dry, a liquidrepellent coating that acts as an astonishingly powerful shield against water and waterbased materials. At the nano level, the spray covers a surface with an umbrella of air so that water bounces right off. Watch for an exciting twominute kicker. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at Follow TED news on Twitter: Like TED on Facebook: Subscribe to our channel: