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Smog Busting Paint Breaks Down Noxious Gasses
jlechem writes "New Scientist is reporting a story about a new paint that can absorb noxious gas. According to the article the new paint is called Ecopaint. The substance is designed to reduce levels of the nitrogen oxides, collectively known as the NOx gases, which cause respiratory problems and trigger smog production. The paint's base is polysiloxane, a silicon-based polymer. Embedded in it are spherical nanoparticles of titanium dioxide and calcium carbonate 30 nanometres wide. Because the particles are so small, the paint is clear, but pigment can be added. The first paint to go on sale will of course be white."
I've been eating a lot of onions lately.. I NEED this paint!
"It's too bad that stupidity isn't painful." - Anton LaVey
would just paint the inside of my lungs, I may be able to jog in Toronto in the mornings.
are they going to paint cars with it?
"a new paint that can absorb noxious gas"....
Just what I need... my house coated in noxious gas. I'm sure this stuff will give lead paint a run for it's money.
This will come in handy in the bathroom
... but somebody was going to say it ...
I know
I meant that when you have 5600 layers of this shit all over every city, are we looking at a serious problem? Yeah one layer works, but nobody knows what the long term effect of this will be, except us cynics, right? :-)
Hi! I'm Troy McClure, you might remember me from such educational films as "Lead Paint: Delicious But Deadly", "Firecrackers: the Silent Killer" and "Man versus Nature: The Road to Victory"
I think I need some of this in my shorts.
Must stop consuming so much curry and beer.
Never, ever lose a file again. Ever.
You really start to understand why people in ages past were so resistant to change.
Yeah. Far better to leave the smog in the air where it belongs.
How can we continue to believe in a just universe and freedom to eat crackers if we have no ale?
New Scientist is reporting a story about a new paint that can absorb noxious gas.
I heard that Darl McBride got the first stocks of this to paint on the wall facing his desk.
I wouldn't be too sure about that. One of my friends got into an accident with a parked car on the other side of the street once. (Yes, I'm serious.)
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The surface area of large SUV vehicles is far greater than that of small compact cars. Therefore, they can have a far greater positive impact on the environment when painted with this paint than the little pod cars.
Voila! I can see Detroit getting behind this paint bigtime.
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...we could slather on Congress and the Executive and see if they stop stinking up the place?