This technology may sound like a desperate fantasy of Rochester drivers who are sick of scraping ice off their cars. But it does exist, thanks to University of Rochester scientists, and the military is keenly interested in tapping their research to protect its vehicles and equipment from corrosion and icing.
Rep. Louise Slaughter's office announced earlier this year that UR Institute of Optics professor Chunlei Guo will receive $330,000 from the U.S. Army Research Office to further his work using precise and powerful lasers to create intricate patterns on metals, causing them to either repel or attract water.
(Photo: David Riley/@rilzd/staff photographer)
On Monday, Slaughter, who backed the researchers' bid for the federal money, toured the lab used by Guo and fellow scientist Anatoliy Vorobyev to learn more about their research.
Guo described more potential uses for their work: Using laser-treated metals to make oil pipelines less prone to corrosion, or to make airplanes that don't ice up as easily.
U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter tours a laser lab at the University of Rochester with professor Chunlei Guo, seen in the purple shirt. (Photo: David Riley/@rilzd/staff photographer)
Other possibilities: Using laser-treated metals to build hulls that make ships faster. The material also is easy to clean, which could reduce the cost of cleaning machinery or improve sanitation systems, Guo said. The process also turns metal black, allowing it to better absorb light — a potential bonus for the solar industry.
"People are seeing this has to be the future," Guo said.
Slaughter said afterward that she wants to bring Department of Defense officials to Rochester to hear directly from Guo about his work.
"We've been very lucky bringing people up from DOD to Eastman Business Park and other places," she told Guo. "I would like to put you on that list.”
Guo, an optical physicist, also is expected to receive $100,000 from the state Energy and Research Development to explore the potential for water-attracting materials to make air conditioning and cooling systems more energy-efficient.
It's clear that for now, the work remains in largely the academic stage, and it has experienced hiccups.
Guo said his lab worked for the U.S. Air Force's Office of Scientific Research, but its research came to a premature end last year. Laser-treated metals also have yet to be mass-produced or put to commercial use, except on a relatively small scale in the aerospace industry, according to Guo.
Part of his mission is to establish a laser Material Processing Center to bridge the gap between the academic world and industry.
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