Coated cotton could make its way into high-buoyancy swimsuits

Cotton has many appealing characteristics as a clothing fabric, offering great breathability, insulation and of course comfort. A group of scientists in China has come up with a novel coating for everyday cotton that gives it an even broader set of useful traits, enabling it to repel oil and water with ease, and most impressively, float even when bearing loads many times its own weight.

Coated cotton could make its way into high-buoyancy swimsuits

Coated cotton could make its way into high-buoyancy swimsuits

Coated cotton could make its way into high-buoyancy swimsuits

Coated cotton could make its way into high-buoyancy swimsuits

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