Take the "nano-toilets" being produced by HCG. Chen Shih-chieh, who works in R & D for HCG and is in charge of this product, explains that the company never planned on getting involved with nanotech. But because Taiwan is extremely hot and humid, bathroom fixtures here are prone to sticky and smelly mildew. For years, this has been a big problem.
以最近推出「奈米馬桶」而備受矚目的和成公司為例，負責此項開發案的和成欣業材料研究部陳世傑博士表示，當初公司並不是要發展什麼奈米科技，只因為台灣高溫多濕，衛浴設備會長一層霉垢，發黏發臭，多年來一直是個大困擾。