MIT Creates World’s First ‘Perfect Mirror’ with Zero Distortion, Signaling Breakthrough for Solar Power

<em><a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-61175440/stock-photo-mirrored-parabolic-dish-solar-energy-equipment.html?src=8TucqfaaFATT1Ibpc3aJ6Q-1-6">Parabolic Solar Mirror</a> photo from <a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/">Shutterstock</a></em> Scientists at MIT just announced that they have created <a href="http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/a-new-way-to-trap-light-0710.html" target="_blank">the perfect mirror</a> - and it could signal a breakthrough for <a href="http://www.greenbang.com/mirrors-not-panels-hold-key-to-solar-energy-future-group-says_21585.html" target="_blank">solar power</a> technology. The team's "perfect mirror" is capable of reflecting any type of wave -- light, sound, or water -- with absolutely zero distortion, so it could provide a huge boost to <a href="http://www.greenbang.com/mirrors-not-panels-hold-key-to-solar-energy-future-group-says_21585.html" target="_blank">concentrated solar power</a> installations, which use mirrors to focus concentrated beams of sunlight onto a specific area. <em><a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-42059194/stock-photo--parabolic-dish-solar-reflectors.html?src=dt_last_search">Parabolic Solar Mirror</a> photo from <a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/">Shutterstock</a></em> Ever feel like what you see in the mirror can't possibly be accurate?...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/mit-creates-perfect-mirror-with-zero-distortion-signaling-breakthrough-for-solar-power/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

<em><a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-61175440/stock-photo-mirrored-parabolic-dish-solar-energy-equipment.html?src=8TucqfaaFATT1Ibpc3aJ6Q-1-6">Parabolic Solar Mirror</a> photo from <a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/">Shutterstock</a></em> Scientists at MIT just announced that they have created <a href="http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/a-new-way-to-trap-light-0710.html" target="_blank">the perfect mirror</a> - and it could signal a breakthrough for <a href="http://www.greenbang.com/mirrors-not-panels-hold-key-to-solar-energy-future-group-says_21585.html" target="_blank">solar power</a> technology. The team's "perfect mirror" is capable of reflecting any type of wave -- light, sound, or water -- with absolutely zero distortion, so it could provide a huge boost to <a href="http://www.greenbang.com/mirrors-not-panels-hold-key-to-solar-energy-future-group-says_21585.html" target="_blank">concentrated solar power</a> installations, which use mirrors to focus concentrated beams of sunlight onto a specific area. <em><a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-42059194/stock-photo--parabolic-dish-solar-reflectors.html?src=dt_last_search">Parabolic Solar Mirror</a> photo from <a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/">Shutterstock</a></em> Ever feel like what you see in the mirror can't possibly be accurate?...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/mit-creates-perfect-mirror-with-zero-distortion-signaling-breakthrough-for-solar-power/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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