A new paint created by researchers at University College London can be applied to clothes, paper, glass and steal to create self-cleaning surfaces. The paint, when combined with adhesives, can even ...

What if windows could clean themselves at the flick of a switch? We're not quite there yet, but we are getting closer. Researchers in China have developed a transparent, easy-to-produce self-cleaning ...

As the name suggests, “self-cleaning glass” can clean dirt and grime present on its surface and requires minimal amounts of maintenance. The development of such glass is due to the advancement in the ...

FOREST, Va. (WSET) — While some businesses had to shut their doors due to the pandemic, NanoTouch in Forest thrived. The company produces a line of self-cleaning surfaces to stick on high-contact ...

Researchers have demonstrated a new technique that allows "self-driving laboratories" to collect at least 10 times more data than previous techniques at record speed. The advance—which is published in ...

Dust on solar panels’ protective glass surface can quickly reduce their efficiency, meaning less of the Sun’s energy is converted into usable electricity. In addition, solar panels are often in remote ...

FOREST, Va., May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The battle for cleaner, healthier facilities is getting a surprising boost from self-cleaning surfaces being embraced by commercial cleaners around the globe.

(Nanowerk News) Taking a cue from the self-cleaning properties of the lotus leaf, researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have shed new light on microscopic forces and mechanisms that can be ...

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Creating jagged nanoscale textures on carbon films produces superhydrophilic surfaces that are stable toward both acids and bases. Electricity-generating solar cells are one of the greenest ...

HAMILTON, ON, Dec. 13, 2019 - A team of researchers at McMaster University has developed a self-cleaning surface that can repel all forms of bacteria, preventing the transfer of antibiotic-resistant ...