News tagged with car windshields
Beyond stain-resistant: New fabric coating actively shrugs off gunk
Scientists are reporting development and successful testing of a fabric coating that would give new meaning to the phrase "stain-resistant" -- a coating that would take an active role in sloughing off grease, ...
Apr 25, 2012 |
5 / 5 (5) |
0
|
Lotus Plant-Inspired Dust-Busting Shield to Protect Space Gear
(PhysOrg.com) -- A NASA team is developing a transparent coating that mimics the self-cleaning properties of the lotus plant to prevent dirt from sticking to the surfaces of spaceflight gear and bacteria from ...
Sep 23, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Cashless parking
Vacant parking spaces in town are thin on the ground. Finding one is just as tiresome as making sure you have the right change for the parking machine. An adhesive microchip on the windshield will make things ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Aug 01, 2011 |
2 / 5 (1) |
2
Accident protection in the windshield
Driver-assistance systems help prevent accidents. Quite simply, the more a car knows about its surroundings, the more intelligently it can respond to them. Researchers have now developed an optical sensor ...
Jul 19, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Long-sought way to make 'nano-raspberries' may fight foggy windows, eyeglasses
In an advance toward preventing car windshields and eyeglasses from fogging up, researchers in China are reporting development of a new way to make raspberry-shaped nanoparticles that can give glass a permanent ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 20, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
1
Local cops on front lines against product counterfeiting
Contrary to common perception, state and local police are often on the front lines against product counterfeiting, yet it's unclear how prepared they are to deal with the growing crime, according to a new report from two ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 22, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
