Nissan self cleaning car prototype

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Looks very interesting.

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Called Ultra-Ever Dry, the super-hydrophobic and oleophobic paint – which repels water and oils – works by creating a protective layer of air between the paint and environment, essentially blocking dirt from coming into contact and marking the car’s surface.

It’s sold by UltraTech International Inc, with Nissan the first carmaker to try applying the technology to a car, using the latest Nissan Note as a guinea pig in a variety of trials and conditions.

The nano-paint coating has apparently responded well to most common causes of dirt build-up, and will continue to be put through its paces at the Japanese manufacturer’s Technical Centre Europe in the coming months.

Although there are currently no plans for the protective paint to be applied to models as standard, depending on the real-world effectiveness of the super-hydrophobic coating Nissan may consider the technology as an aftermarket option for the future.

Should it eventually become available on production versions of the Note, it will feature alongside the car’s existing ‘wash and blow dry’ self-cleaning function, which is designed to clean the rear view camera.

Commenting on the tests, chief marketing manager of the Nissan Note Geraldine Ingham said: "The Nissan Note has been carefully engineered to take the stress out of customer driving and Nissan's engineers are constantly thinking of new ways to make families' lives easier.”

"We are committed to addressing everyday problems our customers face and will always consider testing exciting, cutting edge technology like this incredible coating application."



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Self cleaning car

I want a gadget that will induce a good shake all over, just like my dog does.
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From building the rustiest cars in history (Datsun) to self cleaning. Nobody can accuse Nissan of not progressing


I want a gadget that will induce a good shake all over, just like my dog does.
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Lol. That reminds mind of the oldie about why dogs lick their balls
 
Because they can?
 
Want to try it yourself?? Ever Dry Sprayers | UltraTech International Inc.
The company that developed this?? --- Ultra Tech are a company that specialise in oil spill clean up and containment based in Florida.
If it repells hydrophilic and lipophilic compounds it does pose the interesting question of how easily the body might expel/excrete it if you were ever unlucky enough to ingest or inhale any?:eek:
ps looking at the safety data sheets it would appear the primer coat contains proprietary polymeric materials in a hydrocarbon based solvent followed by what I assume is a fine silica material in acetone. In other words its covered in very fine sand!
 
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Currently its no good on cars as it isn't transparent, but once they develop a transparent variety I'm very very interested.
 
I have been watching this product for a while. I have sent requests for information on where to get it but I have had no reply as yet.

I feel it would be an amazing product for the automotive industry.
 
Its basically a surface tension + contact angle thing with the nano quartz presenting a very "pointy" surface to the molecules at a microscopic -level That's as I understand it? :dk: [YOUTUBE]IPM8OR6W6WE#t=182[/YOUTUBE]
 
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I wonder how long the coating lasts before it needs doing again?
 
I have just ordered some.
 
Its basically a surface tension + contact angle thing with the nano quartz presenting a very "pointy" surface to the molecules at a microscopic -level That's as I understand it? :dk: [YOUTUBE]IPM8OR6W6WE#t=182[/YOUTUBE]

Seen that video.
Cool stuff.
Quite toxic at the moment as I understand.

If this technology progresses, people might actually see me driving in the rain!

lol
 

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