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 all forms of bacteria, preventing the transfer of antibiotic-resistant superbugs and other d... Read more
How would you like a kitchen surface that cleans itself? Technological advances such as this could be one step closer after a breakthrough by Northumbria University and Nottingham Trent Univ... Read more
Researchers at Duke University and the University of British Columbia are exploring whether surfaces can shed dirt without being subjected to fragile coatings Scalpels that never need washin... Read more
“Packaging Glass with a Hierarchically Nanostructured Surface: A Universal Method to Achieve Self-Cleaning Omnidirectional Solar Cells” ACS Nano In recent years, a complicated discussi... Read more
A new paint that makes robust self-cleaning surfaces has been developed by a team led by UCL researchers. The coating can be applied to clothes, paper, glass and steel and when combined with... Read more
Research by Indiana University environmental scientists shows that air-pollution-removal technology used in “self-cleaning” paints and building surfaces may actually cause more p... Read more
Kitchen work tops and mirrors that effectively clean themselves could become reality thanks a new range of "smart" materials, according to scientists. Read more