Nissan develops advanced color changing paint
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Nissan develops advanced color changing paint
Wouldn't this be great to have?
The technology works by running a current through a special polymer applied to the vehicle before painting. This polymer contains particles of 'paramagnetic' iron oxide. With the application of an electric current, the spacing of the oxide's crystals is adjusted, affecting their level of light reflection and thus our colour perception.
Cars, being rather conductive metal objects, are therefore the perfect medium for such a technology, with the small current maintaining a particular colour. However, with no current, such as when the car is turned off, the paint would return to its default colour of white, making finding the car after a shopping trip a tricky business indeed.
It may sound like science fiction, but first commercial applications of the technology are expected on the market as early as 2010, with Nissan having already developed a 'self-healing' paint. Make sure you check out our recently-introduced and expanding Technology category.
Full article can be found here.
The technology works by running a current through a special polymer applied to the vehicle before painting. This polymer contains particles of 'paramagnetic' iron oxide. With the application of an electric current, the spacing of the oxide's crystals is adjusted, affecting their level of light reflection and thus our colour perception.
Cars, being rather conductive metal objects, are therefore the perfect medium for such a technology, with the small current maintaining a particular colour. However, with no current, such as when the car is turned off, the paint would return to its default colour of white, making finding the car after a shopping trip a tricky business indeed.
It may sound like science fiction, but first commercial applications of the technology are expected on the market as early as 2010, with Nissan having already developed a 'self-healing' paint. Make sure you check out our recently-introduced and expanding Technology category.
Full article can be found here.
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Nissan is being pretty innovative these days... first with the self healing paint. then the birds eye view parking, now this color changing paint. Sure would be nice to have my car Black for when right after I wash it.. then change to silver a few days later so I can't see the dirt! lol
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Nissan is being pretty innovative these days... first with the self healing paint. then the birds eye view parking, now this color changing paint. Sure would be nice to have my car Black for when right after I wash it.. then change to silver a few days later so I can't see the dirt! lol
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