[Bloody Sam Roberts]

The new material is composed of a silica sol-gel thin film containing polar groups linked to the silicon atoms and a nanoscale self-assembled monolayer of an octylphosphonic acid, which provides insulating properties.

Now...why didn't I think of that?

[Red Badger]

I mean, really, it’s so obvious, now.........................

[TexasRepublic]

“The new material is composed of a silica sol-gel thin film containing polar groups linked to the silicon atoms and a nanoscale self-assembled monolayer of an octylphosphonic acid, which provides insulating properties.”

That’s what my mom used to say, but us kids never listened.