News tagged with coated glass

Spray-on liquid glass is about to revolutionize almost everything

(PhysOrg.com) -- Spray-on liquid glass is transparent, non-toxic, and can protect virtually any surface against almost any damage from hazards such as water, UV radiation, dirt, heat, and bacterial infections. ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 02, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (280) | comments 97 | with audio podcast report

Bird-friendly glass looks like spider web to birds

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new bird-friendly glass has been developed that could prevent the deaths and serious injuries of countless birds that fly at high speed into glass windows.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Aug 26, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 3 | with audio podcast report

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

created May 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Best energy harvesting sources for future AF UAVs

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are expected to power Air Force unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the future because they are an optimum energy harvesting source that may lead to longer flight times without refueling.

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Playing snooker with atoms

Scientists speak of sputtering when energy-rich ions hit a solid object and cause atoms to be released from its surface. The phenomenon can be exploited to apply microscopically thin coatings to glass surfaces. ...

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 10, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0