Nanoparticles turn a clear window into a mirror and back again
New Atlas - Mon 11 Sep 17Creating a material that can alter its optical properties in real time has proved challenging for scientists, but a team at Imperial College London has finally achieved a major breakthrough ...
Gold nanoparticles turn mirrors into windows at the touch of a switch
Cosmos Magazine - Mon 11 Sep 17By using electrical current to change the spacing of a layer of floating nanoparticles, researchers can change its reflectivity at will, writes Andrew Masterson.
Self-assembling nanoparticle arrays can switch between a mirror and a window
Phys.org - Mon 11 Sep 17By finely tuning the distance between nanoparticles in a single layer, researchers have made a filter that can change between a mirror and a window.
Self-assembling nanoparticle arrays can switch between a mirror and a window, ScienceDaily - Tue 12 Sep 17Self-assembling gold nanoparticles created at Imperial
Daily Mail - Mon 11 Sep 17Researchers at Imperial College in London can change how much light is reflected from a material using gold nanoparticles placed between two liquids.
New Tunable Nanoparticle Layer can Switch Between a Mirror and Window
AZoNano - Tue 12 Sep 17Researchers have made a filter capable of changing between a window and a mirror by finely tuning the distance between nanoparticles in a single layer. With the help of this development, ...