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Nanotechnology-Powered Wiper-Less Windshield

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the plenty-of-room-at-the-bottom dept.

fab writes "Italian car designer Leonardo Fioravanti (who worked for Pininfarina for a number of years) has developed a car prototype without windshield wipers. This amazing technological feat is made possible thanks to the use of 4 layers of glass modified using nanotechnology. The first layer filters the sun and repels the water. The second layer, using 'nano-dust' is able to push dirt to the side. The third layer acts as a sensor that activates the second layer when it detects dirt, while the fourth layer is a conductor of electricity to power this complex mechanism. I haven't been able to find an English article, but there is always a google powered translation of the Italian article."

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  1. REDNECKS MATIE!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Interesting but I cant help but wonder
    how it'll be able to move the huge flings of manure
    and dirt from my windshield... If it does work
    it'll be convenient for us rednecks

    ps send info if there will be one for
    my 1987 ol' ford pickup