Researchers tune material's color and thermal properties separately
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - 13:40
in Physics & Chemistry
The color of a material can often tell you something about how it handles heat. Think of wearing a black shirt on a sweltering summer's day—the darker the pigment, the warmer you're likely to feel. Likewise, the more transparent a glass window, the more heat it can let through. A material's responses to visible and infrared radiation are often naturally linked.