Color Swapping Paramagnetic Paint

[F Body]

I'm a red man myself but



In the never-ending pursuit to make our lives richer and more rewarding through technology, scientists have developed a new kind of paint that will give an owner the ability to change the hue of their most prized ride with the simple press of a button

The paramagnetic paint is actually a polymer coating containing iron oxide particles that is applied to the body of the car.
An electric current is directed through the polymer that makes it possible to control the spacing of small crystals within the iron oxide particles.
As the spacing of the crystals is altered, the way they reflect light is also changed, and this change has the ability modifies the color that is seen on the vehicle.
Because the paint requires a constant current to do its business, the switched off vehicle will automatically return to the base white color.

The claim is that this paramagnetic coating, which could be ready to bring to market as early as 2010, will be able to reproduce any color visible to the human eye, in less than a second

Sounds like another may be to me

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[55starchief]

Damn thats cool as hell

[FUBAR]

Give it a few more years so they can control it in a pixel kind of way and every Advertising hoarding, Flat screen telly, cinema screen, T-shirt, etc etc will be using it.

There's the obvious potential military Camouflage applications too (probably where its come from TBH)

(James Bond... Aston Martin Vanish anyone...  see all nicked from TV LOL)

[ianjpage]

Hmm sounds kewl if it really does work lik that!!!

[Incursus]

[EDGE]

[art b]

is it the 1st of april.......

[art b]

so how are the police gonna chase a car across town if it keeps changing colour...??

[Jamieg285]

Are they going to be like TVs where you stick a magnet near them and it messes up the colour.  Use a strong enough one and it takes ages to reset?
Could mess someones car up nicely like that!

[FUBAR]

at least its temporary graffitti...

[Gator]

dont look like it does satin black

[sixpack2639]

That would be !!!

[Incursus]

Quoting: Gator

dont look like it does satin black

[Rob]

What colour would it say on your V% log book.....?

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