IT’S COMING SOON…..TO A BLACKBERRY NEAR YOU.

Scientists at Britain’s Ministry of Defence Science and Technology Laboratory have come up with a solution for making electronic gadgets completely waterproof, using a type of coating that repels liquids. The technology has, up until now, been used for military gear, but the makers of Ion-Mask are already in discussion with three cell phone manufacturers with a view to using the coating on their products.

The technology works by bonding a protective layer to the device using a plasma - a gas that has been electronically charged. The chemical properties of the layer allow it to repel water and oil. It was developed for treating soldiers’ uniforms, so they would repel toxic vapours and liquids in a chemical or biological attack.

If you had one of these Blackberrys now, you could stand in the shower and read the full story in the London Telegraph HERE.

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