Turning metal black more than just a novelty
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 - 15:35
in Physics & Chemistry
University of Rochester optics professor Chunlei Guo made headlines in the past couple of years when he changed the color of everyday metals by scouring their surfaces with precise, high-intensity laser bursts. Suddenly it was possible to make sheets of golden tungsten, or black aluminum. Link: http://www.rochester.edu