A professor at the University of Rochester will be getting help from a $430,000 federal grant for advanced laser research.
That according to Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, who says the grant for Chunlei Guo, who is an optical physicist, is to help create surfaces that are either water attracting or water repelling.
The Army is helping to fund the research, which Slaughter says has implications for both defense and industrial uses. For instance, it can help protect military vehicles and appliances against corrosion and chemical and biological contamination.
Other applications include improving fuel cell and stealth technologies.
