Nanocoating Makes Your Electronics Completely Waterproof

[Guest]

Id be extremely leary about this. Normally harmless materials can be very toxic on the nano scale. A nanoscale layer you are constantly touching/swiping your fingers across could be potentially very harmful to your health.

 

[idono]

Would be cool to nanocoat an entier computer and make a case that holds water. Have some waterproof fans that moves it around and bam. A truely water cooled computer ^^

 

[surfer1337dude]

too many issues, like what happens when you take out the battery and break the coating's seal, or how does it hold against scratches, with it so thin a small scratch could completely remove it.

Also the Motorola Razer's internal parts are suppose to be nanocoated to keep it from water damage, which seems like a much better idea for this technology (since scratches and removing components like the batter wouldnt cause an issue).

 

[freggo]

[citation][nom]lord captivus[/nom]What are you thinking about?[/citation]

Cruise Ships 🙂

 

[thegreatms]

[citation][nom]asldkfjlk2jlkjsk[/nom]Id be extremely leary about this. Normally harmless materials can be very toxic on the nano scale. A nanoscale layer you are constantly touching/swiping your fingers across could be potentially very harmful to your health.[/citation]
Really? Name one.

I work with thin film coating all day long. I cannot think of one material that is harmless as a "thick" material and harmful when it is applied thinner.

Even if there is a substance with that property it is a non-issue, we would just avoid said substance. Your thought process is analogous to being afraid of all atoms because we discovered some are radioactive.

Atoms, just like thin films, are already everywhere. We are just started to understand how to manipulate them on a industrial scale.

 

[JohnnyLucky]

The first thing that popped into my head was scratches.

The second thing that popped into my head was what other products can it be applied to. Would it work with clothing? How about a scuba diver's wristwatch?

 

[Steelwing]

I wonder how well something like this would work on car windshields.

 

[alidan]

[citation][nom]swimmer75[/nom]From Liquipel’s terms of use: Liquipel is a unique coating that is meant to protect your electronic device from damage resulting from accidental and incidental exposure to water. WE NEVER SUGGEST OR RECOMMEND THAT YOUR DEVICE MAY COME IN CONTACT WITH WATER OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF LIQUID.So it's waterproof - but not for use in the water. Should be great for most of us. However, if you are a swimmer or want a true waterproof iPod, there are other companies out there that waterproof electronics. They are not as sexy, no NANO in the name, one example, Underwater Audio (www.underwater.com), uses an innovative process that waterproofs Apple’s iPod shuffle to a depth of over 100ft – designed specifically for swimmers it CAN definitely handle more than “accidental and incidental” exposure to water![/citation]

they dont want you to expose it to water needlessly, because you know there is one person who will get it, drop it in his fish tank and only use it there. when it breaks, he sues. the disclamer is more to prevent people sueing over doing stupid things.

 

[wayneepalmer]

THAT will get me to buy a kindle/nook/tab/ipad.

I always vowed that I'd get one when I can safely read it sitting in the hot tub while drinking icy cold brew.

 

[eddieroolz]

That's nice, but Apple can take a page out of other companies like Fujitsu, Toshiba and Sharp in how to make things waterproof.

 

[sporkimus]

[citation][nom]mrmaia[/nom]Whatever is sensible to water, like old paper documents. Floods can be disasterous to register offices, and even though this technique is expensive to use, it could save tons of trouble when the destroyed documents are required.[/citation]

They already have a waterproofing method for paper, it's called laminating and has been around for a long time.

 

[Guest]

Check out Para-Coat Technologies facebook page
They offer the same type of technology
check out this video on YouTube
http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5oWVYhL_RM