I understand the significance of something like this from a physics perspective, but I'll be honest... "splash-suppressing materials for use in kitchens" made me question the importance of this study.
Remember that the physic are independent of the medium; water is the reference liquid because of its ubuity, but with this information you could equally well predict the behavior of other liquids by just altering the coefficient of viscosity and the density of the surrounding medium. I'll hazard a guess that it plays a role in cloud formation as well on a much slower scale.