10/05/2018, 10:47
VOA Report: Self-Cleaning Paint
Xem bản tin dưới đây và luyện đọc lại nhé. Các bạn luyện đọc lại theo Transcript này nhé. For VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. Having an automobile can be costly. In addition to paying for fuel, the owner of a car should set aside money for an ...
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For VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report.
Having an automobile can be costly. In addition to paying for fuel, the owner of a car should set aside money for an insurance policy to guard against possible damage or loss. The owner also has to pay for normal repairs, like an oil change, and other work. Another cost is cleaning. Now, scientists say it may not be too long before self-cleaning paints become more common in many industries. It has been long known that rainwater slides off the leaves of some plants without leaving a mark. Soon, the same may be true for raindrops on your car. Scientists can now reproduce that quality, or property, of plants like the taro and lotus. Researchers are able to do this because of developments in nanophysics: the studies of very small particles. Yao Lu is a researcher from China’s Dalian University of Technology. He currently works at University College London. He used titanium dioxide nanoparticles to create a new kind of water-repellent paint. Water droplets do not leave a mark on the painted surface.
Yao Lu’s supervisor is inorganic chemistry professor Claire Carmalt. She says that when water hits a surface covered with this paint, it forms little balls that clean up dirt and bacteria as they roll. That paint can be used on hard surfaces, like glass or metal, or soft surfaces like cotton and paper, just by using simple adhesives, or glue. The new kind of paint can be used on a number of materials, from clothing and paper to steel and glass. Researchers say the paint could be used in a factory or other large-scale manufacturing. They predict this product could be used in a number of areas, including auto manufacturing and even hospitals.
