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[theory type="conspiracy" style="crazy"]Obviously the washer fluid companies will make sure this never sees the light of day.[/theory]]]>Mar 14th 2008 11:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/Feb 24th 2008 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/Feb 24th 2008 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/
1. clean your glass,
2. slice an onion in half,
3. take one half and chop it's surface so the juices start flowing,
4. then use it like a soap bar and coat the entire glass with the onion juice.
5. drive and watch the water beads get rolled off the glass by the wind.
6. wipe your tears off.

note that it works with water, don't know if it works so much for dirt.]]>Feb 24th 2008 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/Feb 24th 2008 4:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/Feb 24th 2008 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/
(http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/two-thirds-of-americans-think-nanotechnology-is-morally-unaccept/)]]>Feb 24th 2008 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/
:(

Here's my apology: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/deathbyanyname/1198596451080.jpg]]>Feb 24th 2008 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/Feb 24th 2008 2:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.johndiesattheend.com/jdate2/rapeanchor.jpg

BTW, great book if you haven't read it...John Dies at the End (the name of the book, and not the ending.) :D http://www.johndiesattheend.com]]>Feb 24th 2008 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/Feb 24th 2008 11:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/Feb 24th 2008 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/
or BSod?]]>Feb 24th 2008 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/Feb 24th 2008 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparent_aluminum]]>Feb 24th 2008 2:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/Feb 24th 2008 6:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/Feb 24th 2008 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/Mar 14th 2008 11:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/Feb 24th 2008 11:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/Feb 24th 2008 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/Step 2: ?
Step 3: Profit]]>Feb 24th 2008 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/
I had an idea inspired by your comment...

what if it could collect the water to help power a hydrogen car?

Now that would innovation.]]>Feb 24th 2008 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/
Also, isn't it illegal to tint your windshield?]]>Feb 24th 2008 11:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/Feb 24th 2008 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/Feb 24th 2008 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/
If they walk up on a vehicle with no ting, they can see the driver, so if the driver pulls a gun he knows what's going on. Plus he knows how many people are in the vehicle. If the vehicle has fully tinted windows he has no clue what he's walking up to and has a much higher chance of being shot...]]>Feb 24th 2008 2:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/
It begs the question that instead of outlawing tinted windscreens, perhaps guns should be illegal. But I guess that would be against the constitution that your president seems to be using as a handkerchief.

Guns are stupid.]]>Feb 24th 2008 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/
@Ellianth: who's to say that this would necessarily tint your windscreen?]]>Feb 24th 2008 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/
What state/country are you from? I am from Pennsylvania, and seeing as we have many state parks and gamelands, there are a lot of hunters (many in my family though I am not) I am against gun control laws for a few reasons:
1. If guns are outlawed how will civilians protect themselves against armed criminals? Some criminals are smart and would be able to get guns from other countries, other criminals, etc.
2. Not everybody who owns a gun is going to shoot somebody, and most who do own guns keep them in a safe.
3. I know it's cliche, but guns don't kill people, people kill people (and not always with guns).]]>Feb 24th 2008 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/
Ah yes... that's a good idea. Make all guns illegal.

After all, outlawing automatic weapons stopped gangs from using AK-47s and UZIs in driveby shootings, right?

Right??]]>Feb 24th 2008 8:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/
Read the article and look at the picture.]]>Feb 24th 2008 10:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/Feb 24th 2008 10:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/
Yes, how indeed will people protect themselves against armed criminals without guns!

You know... If I was an armed criminal and I wanted to do you harm and knew you most likely had a gun, I would shoot you immediately upon sight. Preferably before you even knew I was there. I wouldn't wait for you to first reach for your weapon, I'd just blow you away first chance I got, with many many rounds so I was sure you're toast. So your gun wouldn't do you any fscking good ANYWAY.

Then I'd TAKE your gun, and using your ammo I'd shoot my next victim. Perhaps your wife, or your daughter, in case they saw me or otherwise got in my way.

Outlawing automatic weapons may not have stopped drive-bys in your gun-crazed nation, but do you seriously believe it would do the least bit of difference letting everybody + dog ALSO own automatic weapons? You must be crazy to think that. All it would do is making it even easier for people to go postal in public places and wasting an entire cadre of co-workers/shoppers/students/kids. Or perforating their own families, in case they're more of the introvert type.

The US has amongst the highest levels of gun-related crimes and murders in the world. Hardly a surprise to anyone considering the general attitude towards firearms (except for gun-nut proponents, that is.)

As for the main topic of this blog post: surely the convenience of not having to deal with windshield wipers and fluid is worth the hassle of contracting lung cancer from nanoparticle dust... Surely this is an overengineeered solution to a not very big problem.]]>Feb 25th 2008 1:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/Feb 24th 2008 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/
Sometimes I get strange looks from other drivers when they're struggling to see even with their wipers set to high, while I cruise at 60 with the wipers turned off with no visible rain on the windshield.

Note: One application is good for a month or so.

]]>Feb 24th 2008 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/Feb 24th 2008 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/Feb 24th 2008 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/
I can't wait till we have that car in Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy. Nothing can touch it.
Friction free, yeah baby!]]>Feb 24th 2008 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/Feb 24th 2008 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/Feb 24th 2008 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/
When I was younger and thought wipers were for old people, I actually had a car without them for almost 3 years. And with Aquapel, I never missed 'em.]]>Feb 24th 2008 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/Feb 24th 2008 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/Feb 24th 2008 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/Feb 24th 2008 12:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/Feb 24th 2008 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/
agree with your point though.]]>Feb 24th 2008 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/Because 2/3s is correct English. You wouldn't write "two-third" of something, would you?]]>Feb 24th 2008 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/24/wiperless-windshields-in-your-future-thanks-nanotech/What 2/3 represents is 'two out of three' and, as you so succinctly put it, you wouldn't say 'two out of threes'.]]>Feb 24th 2008 4:02PM