Witchcraft!
It reminds me of the "plasma polymer" coating developed some years ago by DSTL, Britain's defence research organisation. I wonder if the technologies are related?
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That is pretty damn cool, especially the glass with the centre left untreated!
I wonder if it's food-safe?
From the looks of it, it's not terribly durable (the concrete chute wouldn't likely stay that way; you can see flaws in the coating on some of the demos) so things like windshields aren't a safe bet.
However, it's still mondo cool.