An amateur photographer was stunned when he captured rare meteorological phenomenon - a reflection rainbow. Phil Thompson was walking along a jetty at the Bellarine Peninsula in Victoria, Australia, when he spotted a rainbow reflecting off the sea to create two visible arcs of colour emanating from the same spot. Reflection rainbows occur when sunlight is first deflected by the raindrops, and then reflected off a body of water. Picture: Phil Thompson / SWNS.com
One of the most instantly recognizable features of glass is the way it reflects light. But a new way of creating surface textures on glass, developed by researchers at MIT, virtually eliminates reflections, producing glass that is almost unrecognizable because of its absence of glare — and whose surface causes water droplets to bounce right off, like tiny rubber balls.
Gee, and even though glass is reflective now, people still run into sliding doors and such. And birds fly into windows. Imagine how many more will fall prey to glare-less glass!