Progress in anti-fogging technology

XeroCoat has received funding from enough investors to develop its innovative anti-fogging and anti-reflective coating technology.

The company is commercialising a technology developed by Dr Michael Harvey and Dr Paul Meredith.

Backed by Uniseed, inQbator, Allen & Buckeridge and teQstart Investment Fund, the company now has the funding to take it through the next 12 months, according to XeroCoat Chief Executive Officer Stephan McRae.

"XeroCoat's technology is well advanced but it has a wide range of applications, so one of our challenges is to decide where to focus our research and development as well as our marketing efforts," McRae said.

"As an early-stage company we can only afford to focus on a couple of areas."

The coating technology can be applied to prevent the fogging of products such as reading and sun glasses; sporting eyewear such as swimming goggles; or flat glass products such as mirrors and windscreens.

The technology's anti-reflective property has the potential to improve the performance of electronic products such as touch screens, solar cells and glasshouses.

Inventor Dr Michael Harvey said the coating was simple to apply, inexpensive to produce and environmentally friendly.

"This coating has the enormous potential to revolutionise many products so it's exciting to have the opportunity to turn it from an idea into reality," Harvey said.