The inventor in the interview (I think you can understand even if you don't speak Italian) calls what he's using nanotechnology, I can't say if he's right or wrong but he's the one who has a real car with this kind of windshield.
Actually, it's Etna that erupts ashes on a regular basis -- a couple of years ago traveling to Sicily I was rerouted to Palermo because Catania's airport was closed as it was covered by a layer of ashes (ask any pilot and they'll tell you how dangerous it is to fly through a cloud of volcanic ashes).
As far as cost it's a prototype which will require a big investment to be turned into production, as the inventor explains in this this follow up interview, where he confirms the use of nanotech.
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no, the fourth layer carries a minuscule amount of electricity.
The inventor in the interview (I think you can understand even if you don't speak Italian) calls what he's using nanotechnology, I can't say if he's right or wrong but he's the one who has a real car with this kind of windshield.
Actually, it's Etna that erupts ashes on a regular basis -- a couple of years ago traveling to Sicily I was rerouted to Palermo because Catania's airport was closed as it was covered by a layer of ashes (ask any pilot and they'll tell you how dangerous it is to fly through a cloud of volcanic ashes). As far as cost it's a prototype which will require a big investment to be turned into production, as the inventor explains in this this follow up interview, where he confirms the use of nanotech.