Boat owners looking for an effective eco-friendly antifouling may soon be wrapping their boats in a layer of prickly bristles thanks to the unlikely discovery of a Dutch materials scientist. Rik Breur has a PhD in corrosion and biofouling from the Delft University of Technology but it was his hobby as an amateur scuba diver that inspired him to develop a new type of antifouling that relies on physics rather than chemicals to deter unwanted growth.
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