'Nanoraspberries' could cure visor misting?

[Bob]

Visor misting could be a thing of the past. The Chinese Academy of Sciences has created minuscule particles, referred to as ‘Nanoraspberries’ due to their appearance, from polystyrene and silica. The particles act as a ‘water-loving’ coating that makes the water particles flatten out, instead of forming round droplets of condensation.

[p.dath]

Got a URL or any reference to this so that we can read about it?

[Bob]

Got a URL or any reference to this so that we can read about it?

How about these:

http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=33309

http://www.physorg.com/news162060868.html

Or if you really want to get technical:

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/...rchHistoryKey=

[NordieBoy]

That is quite cool.

[p.dath]

This is great technology! I can't wait for it to be commercialised.

I wonder what it is like with regard to harsher conditions,e.g. Does it reduce ice build up as well.

[NordieBoy]

I wonder what it is like with regard to harsher conditions,e.g. Does it reduce ice build up as well.

Sounds like the ice would still build but be thin and clear.

[p.dath]

I also wonder if this technology would be affected by speed. It relies of flattening our the warter particles - but is this process affected by external force being applied to those particles, such as wind?

All in all, sounds like a great technology to me. Looknig forward to seeing is being used practically.