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"  Please forgive the slightly sensationalist headline\u2014as far as I know, these two advances in tile-making technology have yet to be combined in a single tile. However, both inkjet-printed patterns and self-cleaning tiles are in production today, according to a Seattle Times article written about the recent Coverings 2013 expo. Inkjet-printed patterns aren&amp;#039;t a shock\u2014that&amp;#039;s been in the pipeline. But a tile that cleans itself? That&amp;#039;s a pretty neat trick. Impressed, I went looking for more information and found the manufacturer&amp;#039;s press release. What they actually mean, of course, is that the tile is anti-microbial. That means it won&amp;#039;t get thoroughly nasty with microbes, mold, mildew, and the like. That&amp;#039;s good, but it falls short of a dream tile that stays looking beautiful all by itself. When it comes to water stains and soap residue, you&amp;#039;re on your own for now. Oh well. Tim Layton is a home and DIY blogger for Popular Mechanics. Follow him on Twitter: @RemodelingGuy "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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