Coming to a shop near you? a no fog mask?

[ekremer]

'First-ever' permanent anti-fog coating developed

I wanted to share this with everyone. A Canadian University has declared they have created a clear coating that will forever prevent fogging.

How awesome would that be, I mean it's not a big deal, but it would be a nice to have.

 

[Garrobo]

That's cool. Problem is that by the time it gets to us it will cost too much. Much simpler and cheaper to spit and rub.

 

[fire_diver]

It would probably triple the cost. Since a properly cleaned mask doesn't fog much I wouldn't see the point. If my mask does fog, it only takes a few seconds to clear it while diving.

 

[Tortuga68]

I wonder if those fancy new frost-free iceboxes will ever catch on

 

[fisheater]

'First-ever' permanent anti-fog coating developed

I wanted to share this with everyone. A Canadian University has declared they have created a clear coating that will forever prevent fogging.

How awesome would that be, I mean it's not a big deal, but it would be a nice to have.

My mask isn't nearly as much of a fog PITA as my regular glasses! I can't spit in them!

 

[cmburch]

Some masks and swim goggles are sold with an anti-fog coating. It may not last the lifetime of the mask, but I have been using SEADIVE and Speedo for years.

 

[FuzzyNutz]

Yeah, I don't care much about the scuba mask aspect of it, but I would LOVE it for snowboarding goggles!!

 

[TigerKnee]

It might be nice if they don't charge an arm and a leg for it. But for now I'll stick with spit or if it's really fogging on me, I just let a little water in my mask and leave it there to act as a windshield wiper when I look down :cool2:

 

[TSandM]

The nice thing about this is that the overall market for it would be, I think, large enough to warrant manufacturing processes that could bring the cost way down. If you think about auto windshields, eyeglasses, ski masks, diving masks -- the latter two markets are tiny, but would heavily benefit from the existence of the former.

I'd love to see no-fog masks. They'd be expensive, so the dive shop would sell them to all the OW students, and I wouldn't have to watch the poor things swimming around the pool unable to see any more

 

[lmorin]

Scarcely the first claim. See this from 2005. MIT faculty have a generally good rep, but subsequent to a flurry of reports, all basically the same, there has been no follow-through. As far as I can tell, the MIT folks did not receive a patent.