Observe how a superhydrophobic multifunctional glass surface resists fogging, glare, and self cleans
Examining a superhydrophobic glass surface that resists fog and glare and is self-cleaning.
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© 2025 Thomson ReutersRobots competed in tennis, track-and-field, boxing, martial arts, and other sports at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Johannes Gutenberg developed one of the first printing presses in the mid-1400s.Media Editor: Lauren Sims
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Learn about mining and refining copper from the Atacama Desert, northern Chile.
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© Open University (A Britannica Publishing Partner)Learn about Édouard Bénédictus's invention of laminated safety glass.
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © Chun Ju Wu/Dreamstime.comLearn if cold glass can flow.
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© Massachusetts Institute of Technology (A Britannica Publishing Partner)Learn about an experimental elastic surface with an array of adjustable micropillars that can manipulate the flow of fluids on the surface or influence patterns of light through the surface.
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© MinutePhysics (A Britannica Publishing Partner)Learn about refraction and how the speed of light changes in glass.