Inspiration
An issue most of us in the group face is regarding our glasses. As we enter a building or wear a mask, they fog up, severely impairing our vision.
What it does
It prevents condensation from forming on your glasses
How we built it
We utilized wet etching lithography technology and the unique designs of both moth eyes and butterfly wings to create channels in silica glass (glasses lenses). These channels use capillary action to redirect water droplets off of the lenses.
Challenges we ran into
We ran into a few challenges trying to choose a topic and an existing problem, as this was such a broad topic. We explored a few ideas and eventually landed on this one. Once we got started, we faced some challenges trying to replicate the effect on a macroscopic scale, both with our test pieces and computational fluid dynamics (CFD).
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We were able to explore an incredible niche topic with little research behind it. We took what was available to us and applied it, proving the results that we expected.
What we learned
We learned that capillary action can be used to move liquids using on the adhesive and cohesive properties.
What's next for Bio tech?
We plan on moving this technology into larger scale parts, such as vehicle windows or wraps that can be applied to larger surfaces.
Built With
- ansys
- solidwork
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