Liquid nano-Glass!?!? true and cool!
http://www.physorg.com/news184310039.html
nano-scal SiO2 as a coating! crazy but true! we should be seeing it all over the place in a few years unless they find something horribly wrong with it - which I doubt.
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Re: Liquid nano-Glass!?!? true and cool!
Interesting! Sounds like it could have a huge ripple effect in many areas!
How do you get it off if it gets on you?
Re: Liquid nano-Glass!?!? true and cool!
Very interesting. Technology is pretty amazing!
Re: Liquid nano-Glass!?!? true and cool!
Well, it's only Silicon - which is UBEr common everywhere around us. I can't think of any way it could have a deliterius effect.
... but that could be a result of m limited imagination
-- Kent
Re: Liquid nano-Glass!?!? true and cool!
Well, note the part near the beginning that says "almost pure silicon dioxide". It's the "almost pure" part that's the sticky point. It seems we're becoming more and more aware of various chemicals that were thought to be harmless that are actually causing medical problems with long term use.
Re: Liquid nano-Glass!?!? true and cool!
My concern is that the more "antibacterial" our environment is, the weaker our immune systems become. I'd probably never use it in my house just for that reason!
Re: Liquid nano-Glass!?!? true and cool!
It says it is breathable--but I really don't want it coating my lungs! Interesting about it being flexible as silicon dioxide wouldn't ordinarily be! But this sure is a thin layer!
Re: Liquid nano-Glass!?!? true and cool!
I think the risk is worth getting a spray coating of that on the car instead of having to wax it repeatedly...
And the water and stain proofing of fabrics while retaining breathability... that's gotta be the big $$ on the front end of the development. I'd definately want some on my tent! ... and boots... and sleeping bag...
Plus think of using it to treat framing timber - rot resistance for the deck or the lawn furniture.
We'll just have to see what happens - the development of silicon-based nano-bots... maybe not. Si particulates being inhaled, I'd say that that would be the primary initial concern.would it be absorbed as a neutral element and processed out? Or would it imbed and act like asbestos? On such a small scale of particulate, how effective would common respiratory filters be?
-- Kent
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Yeah, my hubby would agree with the car thing!!
Re: Liquid nano-Glass!?!? true and cool!
check it out - consumer level products being demonstrated: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEgfdr7GKow
-- Kent