Can we ditch long-chain PFAS without sacrificing performance? This episode explores a groundbreaking study where researchers engineer oil-repellent surfaces using ultrashort perfluorocarbons (just -CF₃!) on PDMS brushes. Discover how “nanoscale fletching” offers a cleaner, safer path to industrial coatings—and what it means for materials design in a post-PFAS world.

Feature paper:

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-62119-9