Optical Surface (IMAGE)

Stanford University

Optical Surface

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This photo from 2014 shows the reflectivity of the mirror-like optical surface Fan, Raman and Goldstein have been researching, which allows for daytime radiative sky cooling by sending thermal energy into the sky while also blocking sunlight. The people in this photo (left to right) are Linxiano Zhu, Ph.D. '16, co-author of the 2014 paper, Fan and Raman.

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Norbert?von?der?Groeben

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