Self-cleaning
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ScienceIn what they're calling a breakthrough discovery, UCL researchers studying the properties of titanium dioxide catalysts claim to have challenged the accepted view of how mixed-phase samples of the material actually behave.
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ScienceScientists have created a material that can be continuously tweaked between hydrophobic and hydrophilic states.
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ScienceResearchers at Ohio State University have looked to butterfly wings and sharkskin for inspiration for dirt-resistant surfaces.
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Researchers at The Netherlands’ Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) have developed a coating that is not only self-healing, but also promises to free car owners of the tiresome chore of washing the car.
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ScienceFraunhofer researchers are developing UV light-activated self-cleaning coatings that destroy organic substances attaching themselves to various surfaces.
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Last week that giant multinational of aluminum production Alcoa announced its new "smog-eating" architectural panels: cladding stuck to a building's exterior that can remove pollutants from the surrounding air.
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MIT has developed nanotextures for glass surfaces which render glass invisible, non-glare, fogless, and self-cleaning - perfect for diving masks and windows in cars and buuildings.
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ScienceResearchers have developed a coating for fabric, that could be used to clean clothing simply by exposing it to sunlight.
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Scientists have created an inexpensive, robust, liquid-repellent surface material, inspired by the inner surface of the pitcher plant.
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ScienceSelf-dusting solar panels that are cleaned by an electric charge provided by the solar panels themselves could help improve efficiency and reduce maintenance costs at solar power plants.
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ScienceBy reproducing the shape and patterns of the minute hairs that grow on the bodies of spiders researchers have created an ultra-water-repellent surface.
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The Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) proposes a simple, cost-effective, easily constructed skin that promises to transform dated structures into sustainable and stunning buildings.
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