| Similar Articles |
|---|
 |
Chemistry World
August 12, 2013
Emma Stoye |
Squid skin material invisible to infrared cameras Using a protein from color-changing squids, US scientists have created a coating that reflects infrared and lets objects mimic the infrared signature of their surroundings.   |
Chemistry World
March 2, 2015 |
Learning from the masters By unpicking how cephalopods change their looks to match their environment, researchers are aiming to reverse-engineer a host of novel materials. |
Chemistry World
June 2010 |
How to disappear completely Animals use all sorts of optical trickery to make themselves invisible to predators. Hayley Birch finds out how the natural world can help develop new camouflage materials |
National Defense
November 2011
Eric Beidel |
Contractor Rolls Out Invisible Tank A new camouflage coating can make tanks vanish from the view of infrared cameras. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2010
Edward H. Sargent |
Infrared Optoelectronics You Can Apply With a Brush Infrared quantum dots will lead to cheaper photovoltaic cells. When the fabrication of optoelectronic devices becomes almost as easy as splashing paint on a canvas, our assumptions about the high cost of high-performance optoelectronic devices will be turned on its head. |
Technology Research News
January 26, 2005 |
Spray-on Photocells Harvest Infrared Researchers from the University of Toronto have found a way to cheaply and easily harvest the infrared portion of the sun's spectrum of lightwaves with a paint-like material that can be sprayed on large surfaces. |
National Defense
September 2013
Sarah Sicard |
New Textile Shields Troops from Sensors A new textile technology could help soldiers blend in with their surroundings by reducing their heat signatures. |
National Defense
October 2006
Grace Jean |
Special Paint Hides Vehicles and Buildings From Enemy Sensors As thermal scanners and other heat-sensitive sensors improve and proliferate, militaries have begun to realize such technologies also expose vulnerabilities, and are seeking ways to protect their troops and assets. |
National Defense
January 2014
Valerie Insinna |
New Suit Conceals Heat Signatures It can be difficult for a soldier to blend into surrounding terrain when an adversary is equipped with infrared and thermal sensors, but a new camouflage suit may be able to conceal users' heat signatures. |
Chemistry World
June 1, 2014
Tim Wogan |
Squid skin conductor for bioelectronics A protein from squid skin is a good conductor of protons, researchers in California have discovered. |
Chemistry World
March 18, 2011
Holly Sheahan |
Cool roof coating inspired by the poplar leaf The coating could be used on the outside of buildings to counteract the heating effect of carbon dioxide emissions, reducing the energy needed to cool the building from the inside. |
Chemistry World
October 30, 2012
Laura Howes |
No more tears tape Scientists in the U. S. have developed a less traumatic tape by engineering it so that the tape fractures at the interface between the adhesive and the backing, reducing trauma to the skin. |
