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Nature 391, 232-233 (15 January 1998) | doi:10.1038/34547
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Smart materials: Off and on reflection
Philip Ball1
The architect's palette has been enriched by smart materials, which enable a building to adjust its environment to the prevailing conditions. At a meeting last month*, Peter Duine (Philips Research Labs, Eindhoven) described a tantalizing addition to the palette: windows that can be reversibly switched from a transparent to a mirror state.
- Philip Ball is an associate editor of Nature.
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