I'm curious if this coating can be applied to nylon fabric and how durable it would be, could be useful for camping equipment.

Yes, finally woo hooo

could be used for hydro-dynamic coatings for ships. decrease friction in the water.

How are the bottled food manufacturers going to like this? One million tons of product saved from waste means one million tons less that will be sold if this coating is univerally adopted.
What, if any, will be the effect on container recycling? Will glass and plastic that has been treated with this substance still be able to be re-processed?
Finally, does this mean that future generations will be denied the opportunity to learn the old mealtime rhyme: "Shake oh shake the ketchup bottle, first none'll come and then a lot'll."?

Does it effect recycling?

Am skeptical on this . remember other special coatings that are supposed to be safe but eventually they were not. and this is food. maybe this is better in other things like cars doors or buildings so dirt wont stick.

A'Tuin wrote: "How are the bottled food manufacturers going to like this? One million tons of product saved from waste means one million tons less that will be sold if this coating is univerally adopted."
That one is easy, they will increase the cost of the product 5%, decrease the size of the packaging 10%, and end up making 14% more revenue. Then it's a game to see if they get positive ROI on the equipment before the whole industry decides to copy and remove the differentiation.
This certainly falls in the "making better mousetraps" category, unlike the foil/plastic sauce packet which was more in the "new paradigms for controlling mice" category. Very cool, but it's not going to change the fact that I'm getting sauce in a bottle, although I will like it if I don't have to rinse before recycling.
Speaking of recycling, that was a great point, we also have to wait for it to undergo (potentially endless) testing before we can be sure that it does not flake, chip, degrade, etc.
If it truly is safe, you can bet it will cross paths with Rule 34 at some point, my bet is within 6 months of commercial availability.

Yes how safe is it? That's a big question.

updated comment, looks like this is engineered out of FDA approved nontoxic materials, not sure exactly how they managed that, but it looks like it might actually be fairly safe...

"How are the bottled food manufacturers going to like this? One million tons of product saved from waste means one million tons less that will be sold if this coating is universally adopted. " I don't think that amount has any meaning to the industry. When I empty a bottle it has a very small amount left even if I am not desperate. But they could, 1. Raise the price a penny which would probably offset that amount by millions. 2. Make a slightly smaller bottle. 3. (and my favorite) redesign the bottle shapes to save storage space, thus reducing transportation cost. There should be no need for long, round, tapered jars. They can be short and cubic.