“The liquid glass spray produces a water-resistant coating only around 100 nanometers (15-30 molecules) thick. On this nanoscale the glass is highly flexible and breathable. The coating is environmentally harmless and non-toxic, and easy to clean using only water or a simple wipe with a damp cloth. It repels bacteria, water and dirt, and resists heat, UV light and even acids. […]
Food processing companies in Germany have already carried out trials of the spray, and found sterile surfaces that usually needed to be cleaned with strong bleach to keep them sterile needed only a hot water rinse if they were coated with liquid glass. The levels of sterility were higher for the glass-coated surfaces, and the surfaces remained sterile for months. […]
In the home, spray-on glass would eliminate the need for scrubbing and make most cleaning products obsolete. […]
Liquid glass spray is perhaps the most important nanotechnology product to emerge to date. It will be available in DIY stores in Britain soon, with prices starting at around £5 ($8 US). Other outlets, such as many supermarkets, may be unwilling to stock the products because they make enormous profits from cleaning products that need to be replaced regularly, and liquid glass would make virtually all of them obsolete.”
Via physorg.com
Welcome Home Party - Goodfellas/Sopranos
Was excited to see how Apple would solve the problem of touch typing on a 10 inch glass screen. Too bad they didn’t.
thepublics: Vancouver has world’s least affordable housing
davidlook: reblog anyone rebloging the news on Tumblr in which they are blogging something I already know.
Victoria is in the top 4 too
The DoS is closing
We are all incredibly grateful for this building and what it has created and brought into our lives. The magic will always belong to us. Department of Safety first opened in 2002 and will be closing its doors with a farewell celebration on January 30th, 2010. It was a very difficult decision for all of those involved, but the time is now. This project was never meant to last forever. The DoS has been a miracle in so many ways. We’d like to thank everyone for their support throughout the years and for the recent outpouring of kindness. We still need your help to give this place the proper send off. Come and celebrate the DoS!via departmentofsafety.com
if you don’t know - Wikipedia: Department of Safety
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