self-cleaning surfaces

A nanoscale look at how dust aggregates on this spiky surface. Credit: The University of Texas at Austin/Smart Material Solutions
Making many types of materials dust resistant, from spacecraft to solar panels to household windows
A nanoscale look at how dust aggregates on this spiky surface. Credit: The University of
Self-cleaning solar panels and windows move closer with a new hydrophilic coating on ultra-thin glass
via Fraunhofer Society Self-cleaning solar panels and windows move closer with a new hydrophilic coating
A self-cleaning aluminum surface needs no scrubbing or chemicals
Water drops do not adhere to the self-cleaning aluminium surface. The latter has been functionalized
A new anti-microbial cling wrap can be attached to all kinds of different surfaces to stop superbugs

A team of researchers at McMaster University has developed a self-cleaning surface that can repel

Another step towards self-cleaning surfaces

How would you like a kitchen surface that cleans itself? Technological advances such as this

Bouncing droplets remove contaminants and self-clean without being superhydrophobic

Researchers at Duke University and the University of British Columbia are exploring whether surfaces can

Solar cells that can face almost any direction and keep themselves clean

“Packaging Glass with a Hierarchically Nanostructured Surface: A Universal Method to Achieve Self-Cleaning Omnidirectional Solar

New paint makes tough self-cleaning surfaces

A new paint that makes robust self-cleaning surfaces has been developed by a team led

‘Self-cleaning’ pollution-control technology could do more harm than good

Research by Indiana University environmental scientists shows that air-pollution-removal technology used in “self-cleaning” paints and

‘Self cleaning’ kitchen work tops could be a reality

Kitchen work tops and mirrors that effectively clean themselves could become reality thanks a new range of “smart” materials, according to scientists.