AUTO SCIENTISTS USE MOTH EYES TO DEVELOP NON-REFLECTIVE WINDSCREENS
May 1st, 2010
BY KEITH NUTHALL
GERMAN scientists have developed a new anti-reflecting polymer-based windscreen coating using nanotechnology to mimic the stippled surface of moth eyes. The coated glass lets light through, without reflecting it back, reducing distortion from outside lights and illuminated signs for motorists inside. The Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM in Freiburg also incorporated anti-scratch ultra-thin polyurethane within the coating.
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GERMAN scientists have developed a new anti-reflecting polymer-based windscreen coating using nanotechnology to mimic the stippled surface of moth eyes. The coated glass lets light through, without reflecting it back, reducing distortion from outside lights and illuminated signs for motorists inside. The Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM in Freiburg also incorporated anti-scratch ultra-thin polyurethane within the coating.
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