The metallized Mylar space blanket ... A little edge support for the resulting shiny taco shell and the mirror was capable of the required degree of destructive potential. We doubt this process ...

taking care of stretching the mylar in the process. After you´re done with this, you end up with a nice flat mirror. Here´s where the vacuum is needed to force the film into parabolic shape.

Reflect Orbital's satellites will weigh only 35 pounds (16 kilograms) each and will be fitted with mylar mirrors 33 feet by 33 feet (9.9 by 9.9 meters) in size that deploy in orbit. Mylar is a ...

If you still think this idea is a lot of hot air, Novack and his team have already put their idea to the test (a video of which has been uploaded to X) with a slightly smaller mylar mirror (8 ...

Each satellite will be outfitted with a 33-square-foot reflective Mylar mirror. These mirrors are designed to reflect sunlight down to Earth, targeting solar farms and extending their operational ...

"Sensing the Future" traces the history of Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.), an organization founded by artists and ...

Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology has allowed the realization of cost-effective, high-performance deformable mirrors for adaptive-optics-enhanced imaging. The idea of using an array ...

How to lure an architect onto the rocks.

None of that would be possible without some of the most advanced mirrors ever made. Florent Mallet/Mersen Boostec Dr Elise Vernet inspecting the M5 mirror Dr Elise Vernet is an adaptive optics ...

Whether you’re going for a natural daytime makeup look, applying fiddly false lashes, or attacking the tiniest stray hairs with your tweezers, a lighted makeup mirror can help make sure you step ...

It was very revealing. There is undoubtedly something peculiar about mirrors. They give us an opportunity “to see ourselves as others see us”, as well as allowing us to practice our sexy face ...