Slashdot Mirror
A Bathroom That Cleans Itself
FiReaNGeL writes "Researchers at the University of New South Wales are developing new coatings they hope will be used for self-cleaning surfaces in hospitals and the home. It's made of a special nanoparticle coating that absorbs ultraviolet light below a certain wavelength and gives the particles an oxidizing quality stronger than any commercial bleach. Say goodbye to tedious bathroom cleaning!"
What is this "bathroom cleaning" you speak of? I'm intrigued and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
An Indian-American Hindu committed to non-violent thought/speech/action alarmed by the global explosion of radical Islam
Will it sweep up stray hairs after I have shaved my shoulders before a hot date?
It's the stuff people see that bothers them the most, in my experience :)
"Better to be vulgar than non-existent" -Bev Henson
I never exactly said "hello" to tedious bathroom cleaning, as the watermelon-sized bacteria in there can attest to.
They should just install 3 sea shells in each bathroom. That will make a cleaner society for us all.
*Looks Left*
*Looks Right*
*Looks Behind*
*Speaks in a very hushed tone*
Or you could get married.
*runs and hides*
Shitdrummer.
damn, where's mod points when you need them!!!
on another note, a student of mine once said that the shortest sentence in the English language is "I am". The longest sentence is "I do".
My problem? I was perfectly gruntled, until some numbnuts came by and dissed me.
As a janitor, I can tell you that this will not eliminate the need for cleaning staff. The most important thing we do is replace supplies. The next biggest thing we do is fix unusual problems before they get to be a serious problem (lady flushes sanitary product, someone shits all over sink, etc.). As far as sinks and counters go, we polish mirrors, and then get hair and soap off of sinks. The most important thing is to have the bathroom look good. This might help with getting black gunk and algae out of toilets or sanitizing fixtures, but the important things will still require janitors. People never seem to realize the amount of critical thinking required. You can't replace cleaning staff with untrained or stupid people or machines unless you want problems. We notice things that a machine wouldn't notice and clean or fix. Paying attention to small things can really save your ass sometimes. For instance, if the tone drops on the vacuum cleaner, you have a slipping belt. If you ignore it, you get melted rubber all over the floor. An untrained person doesn't notice this, and has to pay to replace burned carpet. A machine has similar problems. You can't simply automate cleanup crews.
As long as it doesn't bleach my ass, I'm okay with it. It's white enough from lack of sunlight as it is, thank you very much.
How are sites slashdotted when nobody reads TFAs?
There are times throughout the day when I must 'hit the can'.
A strange light inside the restroom, seems to make my skin turn tan.
Now I'm feeling ill from restroom visit number four.
If I do not get out of here, I'll faint upon the floor.
Ooohhhhhh, SuperHydroPhiliciticexpialidocious.
Just the very sound of it, makes me feel quite atrocious.
The chemicals inside this stuff, just burns my lungs ferocious.
SuperHydroPhiliciticexpialidocious.
There's test results that say that female parts will grow precocious.
SuperHydroPhiliciticexpialidocious.
Skin cancer from the lights will make your final days atrocious.
SuperHydroPhiliciticexpialidocious!!!!
--
Give me a C, a bouncy C.
Just because it has that "ox" in it doesn't mean that it's directly related to Oxygen.
Actually a large ruminant enters the bathroom and tramples the bacteria.
Actually, the word oxidation does come from oxygen, stemming from the fact that oxidation requires oxygen. Or at least, we thought it required oxygen, but it is possible to oxidize something without oxygen, something discovered will after oxidization got its name.
;)
Chemistry is full of misnomers, oxygen itself is another, from oxy (acid) gen (generator) because it was thought that oxygen was required to create acids.
So don't blame the guy for assuming oxidation requires oxygen
being vague is almost as cool as doing that other thing...