Waterloo launches startup Neverfrost with aim of making the ice scraper obsolete.

Neverfrost, a startup from Waterloo University, has launched with the mission of making the ice scraper obsolete.

The company is looking to develop transparent films for car and truck windscreens which prevents the window from frosting up overnight, and also repels freezing rain and snow. The screen can also deflect grit and stones from the road, as well as acting as insulation for the vehicle.

The screen incorporates nanotechnology which prevents the surface of the windscreen from reaching freezing conditions.…