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Anne L. Fischer, contributing editor, [email protected]

Nobody really likes washing windows. And dirt and grime – the kind you find on windows – are the bane of a solar panel’s existence. The good news is that a group of researchers at Tel Aviv University in Israel, which set out originally to find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, may have found a self-cleaning coating that will make window washing a thing of the past. Led by Ehud Gazit, a professor in the department of molecular micro-biology and biotechnology, the team discovered a way of controlling atoms and molecules of peptides to make them grow into what look like tiny blades of grass...Read full article

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    Published: March 2010
    AlzheimersAnne L. FischeratomsBiophotonicsbiotechnologycleaningCoatingsenergyGreenLightmicrobiologymoleculemoleculesnano-tubulesOpticspeotidessolarTel Aviv Universitytemperaturewater-repellantwindows

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