The worlds first nanotechnology enhanced surfboard has been put through
its paces in Hawaii. The board from Oceanit looks and feels like a
standard surfboard and is made using traditional methods with a foam
core, polymer resin and fibreglass cloth. The difference is the resin
has an addition of titanium nanoparticles.
The result of the dispersion of titanium nanoparticles is that
the
nanotech board is only half as succeptible to damage (known as a dings)
and three times less likely to break. All this without flexibility or
weight compromise.