For Science!

[Geminex]

Nice. The "Quantum effects" intrigue me... It has to do something with the “thin layer” aspect… But even assuming it was a monomolecular layer, how would quantum come into play there? I’d have assumed the weak nuclear force at most.
I’m guessing that bacteria would have difficulty surviving on it because it provides no nutrients… Though yeah, eventually we’ll get bacteria that can slip through it, should this become mainstream.
I doubt that, though. It sounds miraculous. Too good to be true. The only question I can come up with now, is “How are you supposed to get it off?”, but I’m sure there’s other downsides to coating the world around you in liquid glass.

Also, does this seem rather like something a James Bond villain would use?
“Now, Mr. Bond… See the glory of my Silicifier!”
“What… is it?”
“Just a little project of mine… It will soon coat the moon in glass, turn it into a giant lens and destroy the earth’s atmosphere… but first, it will do the same to you.”
“You’re insane!”
“I have a VISION!”
“Do you… expect me to talk?”
“No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to do a bad Han Solo impression!”