A new study by Hashem Akbari, a professor in the Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, offers a simplified way of calculating the degree to which surface reflectivity, known as ...

A new study by a professor Hashem Akbari makes it easier to calculate how boosting a surface's reflectivity can offset CO2 ...

Some materials earn their place in a space because they’re tough. Others, because they look stunning. And then there are those rare few that manage to tick both boxes—materials that not only catch the ...

General Motors has been granted a patent for a system that inspects reflective surfaces using two imaging assemblies. The first captures depth information, while the second gathers contrast data. A ...