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HTTP:: New Paint Is Able to Decontaminate Itself
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Scientists in the United kingdom are working on creating a new type of paint that could be applied as a coating of the normal stuff, but would have the ability to render chemical attacks useless. The research work associated with producing the new asset is being done at the UK Defense Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), the BBC News reports. The new paint is made in the form of strips, similar to the coatings that the military currently uses to apply temporary camouflage to its vehicles. The main goal of this innovative technology is to allow vehicles to essentially soak up dangerous chemicals from the air in the event of a chemical attack, making the environment around the APC or transporter safe for its occupants. In the future, DSTL experts say, it may become possible to outfit the new paint coatings with enzymes and catalysts that would allow them to interact with the chemical they soak up, and thus decontaminate themselves. “Ultimately, what we'd like to cr!
eate is a coating that changes color to indicate it's been contaminated, decontaminates itself, then returns to the original color when it's clean. This is a long-term but not unreasonable ultimate objective,” the DSTL acting team leader for hazard management and decontamination, Dr. Steven Mitchell, from the lab's headquarters, in...
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