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Title    Nissan Testing 'Super-Hydrophobic' and 'Oleophobic' Paint
Date    Monday April 28 2014, @03:24AM
Author    n1
Topic   
from the but-dirt-hides-the-scratches dept.
https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=14/04/27/2136246

kaszz and AnonTechie wrote:

Not only can car washes be time-consuming and/or expensive, they are a short-term solution. Engineers at Nissan are using 'super-hydrophobic' and 'oleophobic' nanotechnology paint finish called Ultra-Ever Dry that can repel water and oils, as well as dirt, dust, mud and grit on the new Nissan Note. It works by creating a thin air shield above the surface that makes rain, road spray, frost, sleet and standing water roll off without tainting the surface at all. Nissan has no plans of making the special paint standard on factory models but will consider offering the self-cleaning paint as an aftermarket option. Nissan will now determine if the material is durable for long-term use on vehicles and for the different weather conditions around the globe. Nissan has plans to test the technology this summer in Europe, using researchers based in its England technical facility using a Versa Note for testing.

How many times do you roll that dripping, glistening car out of the car wash parking lot only to hit a muddy puddle or rainstorm within the first day or two?

Links

  1. "kaszz" - https://soylentnews.org/~kaszz
  2. "AnonTechie" - https://soylentnews.org/~AnonTechie
  3. "'super-hydrophobic' and 'oleophobic' nanotechnology paint" - http://www.techtimes.com/articles/6076/20140427/nissan-develops-self-cleaning-car-goodbye-carwash-video.htm
  4. "offering the self-cleaning paint as an aftermarket option" - http://nissannews.com/en-US/nissan/usa/releases/nissan-develops-first-self-cleaning-car-prototype
  5. "durable for long-term use on vehicles and for the different weather conditions around the globe" - http://www.dailytech.com/Nissan+Testing+SelfCleaning+Car+Through+the+Use+of+Oleophobic+Paint/article34796c.htm

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