Car Paint Changes With Temperature

PlayfullyClever writes "It's now common to build materials which can change colors depending on their surrounding environment because of progresses made in colloid chemistry. But now, German researchers have gone a step further. They've used ion bombardment and gold metallisation to produce new particles whose bonding behavior can be chemically tailored. This could lead to new shimmering car finishes which can change with temperature or humidity, new cosmetics, but more importantly, to new applications in optical data processing"

Comments

Wow.. they invented something that already exists.

[Torawk]

Well I don't know if it works the same way but there is temp sensitive automotive paint you can buy now:

http://www.alsacorp.com/products/xposurepaint/xpos urepaint_prodinfo.htm

-Torawk

Alternative Automotive

[Associate]

Paint parts of the car engine. I wouldn't mind knowing that when my intake manifold turns from white to red that it is at normal operating temperature. But if it should happen to turn purple, it's running too hot.