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What if windows could clean themselves at the flick of a switch? We're not quite there yet, but we are getting closer. Researchers in China have developed a transparent, easy-to-produce self-cleaning ...

Glass embedded with electric-field-driven electrodes removes dust from its surface without water or scrubbing, offering a durable, passive cleaning solution for solar panels and other exposed optical ...

They’ve been developing it for years, so it’s good news to see that the Pilkington Activ glass — the self-cleaning “eco glass” coated with a film of titanium dioxide — is finally being put to use in ...

The general idea has been implemented in self-cleaning glass previously, but it usually involves either a water-repelling or water-attracting mechanism, not both. Better yet, the Fraunhofer team’s new ...