What is so smart about smart paints? Smart technology, that's why they are so named. They are paints that can be changed or become activated by an electrical impulse, by temperature change, or by pigment diffraction. Pigment diffraction is a technical term to refer to reflected colors or colors that are not absorbed but gets reflected. We see reflected colors.
The military uses smart paints with embedded nanomachine. Sounds pretty sci-fi doesn't it? What exactly are these nanomachines? They are smart paints with designer molecules that fight against corrosion and can camouflage. This camouflaging act like e a chameleon matching its environment to become invisible. The nanomachine half of this paint can detect scratches, areas where paint protection is compromised, and prevent potential corrosion by alerting military technicians or it can mend itself (Printed Electronics World, Military & Aerospace Electronics, PopSci.com). Pigment diffraction is another camouflage alternative, some years back, there was a PBS show on military camouflage. This type of camouflage used pigment diffraction on foot soldiers, making them appear invisible.
In the automotive industry, smart paints are the eye candies to the buyers' wallet. Aside from form and function, most people are influenced by colors when they make their purchases. Purchases wouldn't be fun without colors. But how much more fun would it be if you could just, at a push of a button (through an electrical impulse), change your car paint color. Well, if you could change the color of a car at a push of a button, law enforcements could become more difficult.
The military uses smart paints with embedded nanomachine. Sounds pretty sci-fi doesn't it? What exactly are these nanomachines? They are smart paints with designer molecules that fight against corrosion and can camouflage. This camouflaging act like e a chameleon matching its environment to become invisible. The nanomachine half of this paint can detect scratches, areas where paint protection is compromised, and prevent potential corrosion by alerting military technicians or it can mend itself (Printed Electronics World, Military & Aerospace Electronics, PopSci.com). Pigment diffraction is another camouflage alternative, some years back, there was a PBS show on military camouflage. This type of camouflage used pigment diffraction on foot soldiers, making them appear invisible.
In the automotive industry, smart paints are the eye candies to the buyers' wallet. Aside from form and function, most people are influenced by colors when they make their purchases. Purchases wouldn't be fun without colors. But how much more fun would it be if you could just, at a push of a button (through an electrical impulse), change your car paint color. Well, if you could change the color of a car at a push of a button, law enforcements could become more difficult.
What about turning your car into a mood ring (i.e. temperature change) or have colors shifts throughout the car body (i.e. pigment diffraction). ALSA Corporation has made some fantastic looking colors and is using temperature sensitive paints and pigment diffraction paints to get deep, rich and unique paint. You can look through YouTube and find examples of proud automotive owners who are parading their roadsters with their ALSA paint job.
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