MIT's Glare-Free Glass Doesn't Fog Up, Cleans Itself | PCWorld: Beyond saving the eyes of some smartphone and laptop users in the sun, the glass could have a wide range of applications. The glare-free properties of the glass could allow solar panels to absorb more of the sun’s rays that would have been reflected otherwise. This “multifunctional” glass is also resistant to fogging up, can repel water, and it can even clean itself.
Imagine car windows that did not fog up in the winter, or ones that could whisk away rain and dirt all on its own. The scientists imagine that their glass modifications could be applied to all sorts of optical lenses for eyeglasses and cameras, televisions and smaller screens, and windows for buildings.