OPTICAL COATINGS

Ordinary bare glasses are breakable and suffer from many disadvantages. However, if they are hydrophobic-coated, they will not only last longer but also work perfectly for your special needs. It was not very long ago when scientists realized that hydrophobic coating of glass would increase its durability and usefulness. The way hydrophobic coating improves the features of a glass is quite interesting. Let us take the example of a car glass. The front glass is the most importa

In the context of optical coating, low iron glass has got huge relevance. Until recently, standard clear glass was used when clarity mattere

Different types of glass are used these days depending on the setting they are employed in. The level of transparency required in these situations varies, and so does the nature of how light is filtered or split when it passes through the glass. Water white glass is one of the types, which is preferred for the transparency it offers. Also called Low Iron glass or Starphire Glass, this glass has most of its iron oxide removed to achieve the optical effect. This type is more or

To know what anti reflective glass are, you must know the basic differences between reflective glass and non reflective glass. Anti reflective glass is non-glare in nature. They have been built with reflection control properties. When light is shot on a non reflection control glass from outside, the light reflected will be very less. Inspecting how light is transmitted through a reflection control glass to the artwork will explain how it behave in certain situations. Take for

However, everyone knows what self-cleaning glass is, which is a common name for hydrophobic glass. That said, there are two types of hydroph

Better Smart Windows UT Austin researchers have discovered a way to improve the efficiency of smart windows. The research paper from members of the Cockrell School of Engineering shows how a new material can selectively modulate visible light and NIR. Smart windows are optical coatings, which transmit only either of light and sound. The study found that smart window coatings could reduce costs in building heating and cooling applications by allowing occupants to control energ