A car’s solar control glazing system is one which selectively absorbs, reflects and transmits solar energy to help keep the occupants comfortable, protect the interior and lesson the requirement for ...

New regulations passed Thursday in the state legislature will require auto manufacturers to equip new light- and medium-duty vehicles with infrared-reflective windshields. The windshields – which ...

Coupling mid-infrared “idler” photons with near-infrared “signal” photons enables cheaper, smaller and more efficient machines for uses such as greenhouse gas monitoring to medical diagnostics.

Urban areas without sufficient tree cover are significantly warmer than their surroundings. This “urban heat island” effect mainly results from an absorption of near-infrared (NIR) radiation in ...

Warning signs: the greater blue-ringed octopus changes its appearance when threatened using techniques that have inspired an adaptive infrared reflector. (CC BY-SA 2.5/Jens Petersen) A simple device ...

Given the trend for larger sunroofs, glass makers are working on ways in which to meet heat absorption as well as privacy requirements. Matthew Beecham takes another look at some infrared reflective ...