High-Tech Self-Cleaning Paint Coming To A Car Near You Soon?

With winter over, many cars are receiving long-overdue baths. Some new cars may be able to read text messages or brake themselves to a stop but--short of coating one in Teflon--it's hard to imagine a car being able to clean itself.

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Yet that's exactly what engineers at Nissan Technical Centre Europe say they have created. They applied a new super-hydrophobic and oleophobic (it repels water and oil) paint to a Nissan Versa Note hatchback, transforming it into what the company claims is the world's first self-cleaning car.

The coating is called Ultra-Ever Dry, and is manufactured by Ultra Tech International. According to Nissan, it allows a thin layer of air to separate the painted surface from the rest of the environment, making it harder for dirt to stick.