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DUBLIN, June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6bcrmb/automotive ) has announced the addition of the "Automotive Mirrors & Cameras Report 2013" [http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6bcrmb/automotive ] report to their offering. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130307/600769 ) As ADAS systems have increased in terms of their capabilities, the markets served by mirrors and cameras have begun...

University of Texas at Austin Lookdowns outperforms by up to 80 percent the 'mirror' strategy that was previously thought to be state-of-the-art in fish camouflage Fish can hide in the open ocean by manipulating how light reflects off their skin, according to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. The discovery could someday lead to the development of new camouflage materials for use in the ocean, and it overturns 40 years of conventional wisdom about fish camouflage. The...

NASA NASA engineers and scientists have been making practice runs to ensure the placement of primary mirror segments on the James Webb Space Telescope go perfectly when the flight equipment is ready. NASA issued a video and photos showing the practice run in the giant clean room at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The video explains and shows how a grey/silver robotic "arm" is used to install the surrogate mirrors onto a test copy of a structure called the telescope...

DUBLIN, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Smart Mirrors Markets - 2013 [http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/77p8wj/smart_mirrors ]" report to their offering. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130307/600769 ) The objective of this report identifies and quantifies the opportunities, challenges, and prospects for growth of smart mirrors. Specifically, it analyzes the capabilities of current and...

Echols Glass & Mirror of Buford, GA has been honored with a recognition by Glass Magazine in its selection of "Top Glass Fabricators." BUFORD, Ga., March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Announcing a special recognition appearing in the February, 2013 issue of Glass Magazine published by National Glass Association. Echols Glass & Mirror was selected for the following honor: "Top Glass Fabricators" (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130308/DC73836) A spokesperson...

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- No more jerry-rigged handicapped placards stuck on rear view mirrors with shoelaces or rubber bands! No more struggling to attach placards to mirrors that are too thick! An ingenious new snap-on product from StoreSMART.com makes it simple to install or remove handicapped placards from rearview mirrors--and move them from one car to another--even for people with limited dexterity. (Perfect for parking lot permits, university parking,...

Contemporary Heaven FR, a well-known online store for wholesale home accessories, recently launched a whole new and exclusive range of decoration mirrors (décoration miroir) by Roco Verre. This new range of mirrors are designed and manufactured by Roco Verre. (PRWEB) February 19, 2013 Contemporary Heaven FR, a well-known online store for wholesale home accessories, recently launched a whole new and exclusive range of decoration mirrors (décoration miroir) by Roco Verre. This new...

FARMINGTON, Conn., Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- There is already a proven, strong demand for light sensor-triggered, electrochromically self-dimming smart rear-view mirrors in the automotive sector. Self-dimming improves driver comfort and safety, and we expect this feature to continue to dominate smart mirrors market. However, going forward, the importance of value-added functionalities incorporated through the addition of more sophisticated electronics, including displays,...

GLEN ALLEN, Va., Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets today announced the release of its new report titled "Smart Mirrors Markets 2013." The report analyzes and quantifies the opportunities for both the existing market for automotive self-dimming rear-view mirrors and the emerging markets for even more sophisticated "digital mirrors" in automotive, consumer, healthcare, and advertising applications. NanoMarkets estimates that the total global market for...

A new optical prescription for automobile side-view mirrors may eliminate the dreaded "blind spot" in traffic without distorting the perceived distance of cars approaching from behind. As described in a paper published today in the Optical Society's (OSA) journal Optics Letters, objects viewed in a mirror using the new design appear larger than in traditional side-view mirrors, so it's easier to judge their following distance and speed. Today's motor vehicles in the United States use two...