New ‘self-cleaning’ anti-fogging coating developed by S’pore university


When applied to plastic lenses, the coating can spread water droplets in 93 milliseconds. — NTU Singapore/ST/ANN

SINGAPORE: Researchers at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) say they have created a coating that can stop lenses from fogging faster than the blink of an eye.

When applied to plastic lenses, the coating can spread water droplets in 93 milliseconds. This dispersion of the droplets into a uniform film prevents fogging.

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