News tagged with reflective surfaces
Using math to design amazing mirrors
Jan 18, 2009 |
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Mathematician Andrew Hicks was in his Drexel University office, puzzling over some problem he can no longer recall, when colleague Ron Perline walked in with a challenge. Fresh from his morning bicycle ride, Perline was unhappy ...
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Toward making smart phone touch-screens more glare and smudge resistant
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Scientists have discovered the secret to easing one of the great frustrations of the millions who use smart phones, portable media players and other devices with touch- screens: Reducing their tendency to ...
Highlight: STM banopatterning on pristine Nb-doped SrTiO3 surfaces
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Collaborative users from the Advanced Photon Source at the Argonne National Laboratory, working with the Electronic & Magnetic Materials & Devices Group, have found a controllable way to modify the surfaces ...
'Origami lens' slims high resolution cameras
Jan 30, 2007 |
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Engineers at UC San Diego have built a powerful yet ultrathin digital camera by folding up the telephoto lens. This technology may yield lightweight, ultrathin, high resolution miniature cameras for unmanned ...
Nano World: Black silicon for solar power
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 23, 2006 |
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Silicon surfaces rendered black by pits and bumps only nanometers or billionths of a meter large could in the future help make solar power cells more efficient.
Reflective film can boost profits for apple growers
Nov 03, 2009 |
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In a research report published in a recent issue of HortTechnology, scientists Ignasi Iglesias and Simó Alegre examined the effects of covering orchard floors with reflective films on fruit color, fruit ...
Flytrap-Inspired Lenses May Lead to New Materials for Adhesives, Optics, Coatings
Nov 07, 2007 |
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Imagine paint that adheres to a surface but releases on command, or road signs that change their reflectivity with changing weather conditions. These are two potential uses of a novel, responsive material designed by researchers ...
Will copper keep us safe from the superbugs?
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Three papers scheduled for publication in the January issue of the Journal of Hospital Infection, published by Elsevier, suggest that copper might have a role in the fight against healthcare-associated infections.
Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, is a 'cosmic graffiti artist,' astronomers discover
Feb 08, 2007 |
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Astronomers from the University of Virginia and other institutions have found that Enceladus, the sixth-largest moon of Saturn, is a "cosmic graffiti artist," pelting the surfaces of at least 11 other moons ...
New ORNL roof system means savings for homeowners
Aug 28, 2007 |
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Homeowners could see their summer utility bills fall by 8 percent or more with a new roof and attic system being developed at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Whale sonar: Two pings are better than one
Mar 04, 2009 |
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Many whale species have sonar systems that send out two pings at once, allowing them to detect underwater objects with greater accuracy than even the most sophisticated human technologies, according to a study ...
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