Summer vacation holds a lot of great memories for me. I remember running around the neighborhood, playing baseball in someone’s backyard, or piling in the car for a trip to the local pool. Sometimes in the midst of vacation, though, my parents would rope my sisters and me into doing, heaven forbid, some chores. We spent many afternoons standing on a hot driveway with the garden hose and a couple of sponges, scrubbing down the family car.

Well, it seems that thanks to new technology, the traditional car wash might be a relic of the past. Researchers at the Netherlands’ Eindhoven University of Technology reported that a newly developed car coating will protect the car from small scratches as well as provide “self-cleaning” for the car. Soap and sponges or rags won’t be needed. Instead, the owner can simply hose down their car, and dirt will be washed away without extra work or effort.

If you are saddened that future generations will not understand Karate Kid’s wax-on-wax-off, don’t worry, and if a self-cleaning car sounds like a dream come true, curb your enthusiasm. The self-cleaning coat will probably not hit the market for at least another 6 to 8 years, and when it does, it is uncertain whether it will catch on. Until then, kids across America will still get the experience of washing the family car on a hot summer day.

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