The self-cleaning counter

PPG (Pittsburg Plate Glass Co.), who recently got into the self-cleaning glass business with their SunClean, has been collaborating with Penn State on a self-cleaning countertop. Using the same titanium-dioxide coating-technology as the self-cleaning glass, the counters would shut out and kill bacteria and dirt on contact.
Since millions of people suffer from food contamination-related illnesses every year, and sometimes spray cleaners just don't seem to do the trick, the self-cleaning counter could be PPG's next cashcow. We only hope that they make sure we can still safely eat the food that's been on the counter, and we don't mean no 3-second rule.