A fogged-up windshield is as dangerous as it is annoying. But thanks to a nanoparticle research crew at MIT, there's a new glass coating that could eliminate the impediment. Its fog-proof windshield is made by alternating layers of water-loving nanosized glass particles and chemical polymers on top of a normal windshield. Because of the particles' hydrophilicity, water droplets spread out thin and uniform across the glass rather than commingling and blurring your vision. The team is currently negotiating with various companies to produce the windshields and hopes to have them on the road in a few years.
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