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Brit boffins brew nanotech self-cleaning glass

Re: What about Bird Shit?

This is where the titanium dioxide acts as a catalyst on current SCG, oxidising the organic products and then waiting on the rain to wash off the loosened guano.

The ultra-hydrophobic vanadium oxide coating may make the bird muck bounce off like that anti-peeing paint. So it never sticks. Look out below!

Apple and GT: Sapphire glass is cracked, but still not broken

Corning back in the game

Gorilla glass maker Corning must be rubbing hands together anticipating the return of their wayward customer. Ticks all the boxes and proven against the sapphire crystal hype.