Liquid glass spray: the most important nanotechnology product to emerge to date.

[AbsoluteSpunk]

Spray-on liquid glass is about to revolutionize almost everything

(PhysOrg.com) -- Spray-on liquid glass is transparent, non-toxic, and can protect virtually any surface against almost any damage from hazards such as water, UV radiation, dirt, heat, and bacterial infections. The coating is also flexible and breathable, which makes it suitable for use on an enormous array of products.

The liquid glass spray (technically termed “SiO2 ultra-thin layering”) consists of almost pure silicon dioxide (silica, the normal compound in glass) extracted from quartz sand. Water or ethanol is added, depending on the type of surface to be coated. There are no additives, and the nano-scale glass coating bonds to the surface because of the quantum forces involved. According to the manufacturers, liquid glass has a long-lasting antibacterial effect because microbes landing on the surface cannot divide or replicate easily.

Food processing companies in Germany have already carried out trials of the spray, and found sterile surfaces that usually needed to be cleaned with strong bleach to keep them sterile needed only a hot water rinse if they were coated with liquid glass. The levels of sterility were higher for the glass-coated surfaces, and the surfaces remained sterile for months.

Other organizations, such as a train company and a hotel chain in the UK, and a hamburger chain in Germany, are also testing liquid glass for a wide range of uses. A year-long trial of the spray in a Lancashire hospital also produced “very promising” results for a range of applications including coatings for equipment, medical implants, catheters, sutures and bandages. The war graves association in the UK is investigating using the spray to treat stone monuments and grave stones, since trials have shown the coating protects against weathering and graffiti. Trials in Turkey are testing the product on monuments such as the Ataturk Mausoleum in Ankara.

The liquid glass coating is breathable, which means it can be used on plants and seeds. Trials in vineyards have found spraying vines increases their resistance to fungal diseases, while other tests have shown sprayed seeds germinate and grow faster than untreated seeds, and coated wood is not attacked by termites. Other vineyard applications include coating corks with liquid glass to prevent “corking” and contamination of wine. The spray cannot be seen by the naked eye, which means it could also be used to treat clothing and other materials to make them stain-resistant. McClelland said you can “pour a bottle of wine over an expensive silk shirt and it will come right off”.

In the home, spray-on glass would eliminate the need for scrubbing and make most cleaning products obsolete. Since it is available in both water-based and alcohol-based solutions, it can be used in the oven, in bathrooms, tiles, sinks, and almost every other surface in the home, and one spray is said to last a year.

Liquid glass spray is perhaps the most important nanotechnology product to emerge to date. It will be available in DIY stores in Britain soon, with prices starting at around £5 ($8 US). Other outlets, such as many supermarkets, may be unwilling to stock the products because they make enormous profits from cleaning products that need to be replaced regularly, and liquid glass would make virtually all of them obsolete.

Pretty interesting new technology. I wonder how long it will take before it's available in the USA.

[Creepy Jeff Daniels Face]

Can't wait for someone to try to cover their lungs with this stuff.

[AbsoluteSpunk]

Can't wait for someone to try to cover their lungs with this stuff.

After I posted this, I mentioned it to a friend, who had attended a lecture on nanotechnology antibacterial coatings. The guest speaker expressed caution not only about ingestion, but also about the reduction of helpful bacteria. Furthermore, the "nontoxic" properties of these materials are still somewhat unknown in regards to long-term exposure.

My friend said the "attenuation of good gut bugs was a concern." I think inhalation could also pose a serious risk.

[MattShizzle]

It did say it's "breathable" but that doesn't mean inhaling it wouldn't fuck up your lungs.

[Monty]

Jebus.

Oh no. Inhaling chemical compounds is good for you.

[MattShizzle]

Depends. Nitrogen-Oxygen is technically a chemical compound.

[Monty]

Oh yeah.

That's why discussion on RnR is such fun.

[Bartholomew Roberts]

Depends. Nitrogen-Oxygen is technically a chemical compound.

[Imaginary Mark]

monty got owned pretty hard in this thread IMO.

[Monty]

Hahahahahahaha!

Seven "ha"s.

I like when you say "pretty hard".

Gets me hot.

[Imaginary Mark]

monty, do you want to be my new gay friend on RnR?

I think sanshou might have left me.

[Monty]

Damaged goods?

No thanks.

And:

I) I don't blame him for leaving RnR.

2) I don't blame him for leaving you.

No offense.

[Pineapple]

It did say it's "breathable" but that doesn't mean inhaling it wouldn't fuck up your lungs.

I thought that too, but looking at the context it looks more like they mean it lets air through, so you can spray it on plants and they can still take in carbon dioxide. I don't see anything suggesting it's okay to inhale it, other than the claim that it's non-toxic.

[Imaginary Mark]

h-h-hey pineapple

[Placebo Messiah]

Depends. Nitrogen-Oxygen is technically a chemical compound.

actually it's not

are you sure you're an aspie?

[halii]

monty, do you want to be my new gay friend on RnR?

I think sanshou might have left me.

monty, can you also be my gay friend? stupor and sanshou are not my friends and i'm worried people might think i'm bigoted against the gays. i need your support.

[halii]

It did say it's "breathable" but that doesn't mean inhaling it wouldn't fuck up your lungs.

I thought that too, but looking at the context it looks more like they mean it lets air through, so you can spray it on plants and they can still take in carbon dioxide. I don't see anything suggesting it's okay to inhale it, other than the claim that it's non-toxic.

pineapple i'm worried about seeming bigoted against the gays. will you be my friend?

[SkepticTank]

Depends. Nitrogen-Oxygen is technically a chemical compound.

actually it's not

are you sure you're an aspie?

Well, NO2 is, but you wouldn't want to breathe it.

[Bartholomew Roberts]

NO2 isn't called Nitrogen-Oxygen STUPID

[SkepticTank]

Thanks for clarifying, Bart.

[Mason]

NO2 isn't called Nitrogen-Oxygen STUPID

I'm glad you had a mother like Stopper

[Bartholomew Roberts]

I forgive you for saying mean things to me.

[Monty]

You're having some problems Halii.

Reconsider, will you not? You seem to be exuding hate. Why?

Nah...she is just a bitch losing power and doesn't know what to do. She has pushed the donny thread as far as she can push it. I just wish to fuck that people would attack that bitch the way she digs her nails into everyone else. Her only saving grace it her Avatar. THAT ISN"T HER, ASSHOLES!!

She never had a friend named Mason...otherwise, she'd still have that friend.

Nah...she is just a bitch losing power and doesn't know what to do. She has pushed the donny thread as far as she can push it. I just wish to fuck that people would attack that bitch the way she digs her nails into everyone else. Her only saving grace it her Avatar. THAT ISN"T HER, ASSHOLES!!

hey monty, you seem pretty worked up

Thanks, Count.

I'm happy.

You sure are lame. Srsly.

Thus Spake Spanky Shithead.

Mason.

Die!

Take my love with you.

[Mason]

Probably because she lost a friend named Mason

[Mason]

Shut up Monty. All you do is bitch and moan