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Encyclopedia > Electrochromics

Electrochromism refers to materials characterised by colour change when an electrical voltage is applied. It is one of several types of chromism. Color is an important part of the visual arts. ... The article on electrical energy is located elsewhere. ... This article may be too technical for most readers to understand. ... In chemistry, chromism is a process that induces a reversible change in the colors of compounds. ...


The technology is typically used to control the amount of light and heat allowed to pass through windows, and has also been applied in the automobile industry to automatically tint rear-view mirrors in various lighting conditions. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Prism splitting light Light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength that is visible to the eye or, in a technical or scientific setting, electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength. ... A red-hot iron rod cooling after being worked by a blacksmith. ... Highly decorative Window in a Japanese Onsen in Hakone A window is an opening in an otherwise solid, opaque surface through which light and air can pass. ... An automobile is a wheeled vehicle that carries its own motor. ... Since the NTSC color television standard is susceptible to color errors, there is a tint control on NTSC television sets, which allows the image hue to be corrected. ... The rear-view mirror of a Mazda 626. ... Architect lamps Dark lighting in a concert hall allow laser effects to be visible In the 2005 Classical Spectacular performance, a state of the art lighting system was used to accompany the music Lighting refers to the devices or techniques used for illumination, usually referring to artificial light sources such...


Electrochromics is also the technology that enables glass to switch between transparency and opacity at the touch of a button, using liquid crystals. The materials definition of a glass is a uniform amorphous solid material, usually produced when a suitably viscous molten material cools very rapidly, thereby not giving enough time for a regular crystal lattice to form. ... See: transparency (optics) alpha compositing GIF#Transparency transparency (overhead projector) market transparency transparency (telecommunication) transparency (computing) For X11 pseudo-transparency, see pseudo-transparency. ... A substance or object that is opaque is neither transparent nor translucent. ... A small button A button is a typically thin, small disc of hard substance, attached to a piece of cloth by stitches sewn through holes in its centre. ... Schlieren texture of Liquid Crystal nematic phase Liquid crystals are substances that exhibit a phase of matter that has properties between those of a conventional liquid, and those of a solid crystal. ...



The term electrochromatic is used to describe an electron-charged material. Electrochromatic mirrors are often found in new cars, which automatically dim when bright lights (such as a car's headlights) are detected via a light sensor.


 

Chromism
 photochromism (light) | thermochromism (heat) | electrochromism (electricity) | solvatochromism (solvent) | ionochromism (ions) | halochromism (pH) | tribochromism (friction) | piezochromism (pressure)  In chemistry, chromism is a process that induces a reversible change in the colors of compounds. ... Reversible photochromics (PCs) work by changing their chemical structure after absorbing UV light, usually from the sun or a UV light. ... Thermochromism is the ability of a substance to change colour due to a change in temperature. ...


 

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