NanoNuno umbrella dries instantly

As if having to go out in the rain doesn't suck enough onceyou get back inside you have to deal with an umbrella that's soakingwet and dripping all over the floor.

However it looks like there's a solution to that problem.After being in a heavy rain the NanoNuno only needs a good shake whenyou get back inside to be instantly clean and dry. The umbrella'sfabric is modelled after the lotus leaf which exhibits a similarbehavior where moisture simply rolls off due to the microscopic roughnanostructure on the surface of the leaves. The smaller surface areameans there is less area for water and dirt to stick to compared to asmooth surface. And since moisture can't penetrate the fabric a simpleshake is all that is needed to dry the umbrella off.

Source: coolest-gadgets.comAdded: 21 September 2007