A new coating that prevents fogging and reflection could one day clear the world of misty mirrors, glaring glasses, and cloudy camera lenses. Researchers described their innovation, which relies on porous layers of nanoscale particles, at the American Chemical Society’s meeting this week in Washington, D.C.
HIT AND MIST. Nanocoated glass slide (left) shows lotus flower clearly, while untreated slide (right) fogs the view.
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