Consorzio C.R.E.O. - Centro Ricerche Elettro Ottiche

A team that includes researchers from the Consorzio CREO and the University of Southampton (Southampton, England) has developed new technology that could significantly improve spacecraft or satellite exploration. Metamaterial Optical Solar Reflectors (meta-OSRs) are the first-surface coatings on the outside of a spacecraft, designed to effectively radiate infrared heat away from the surface while reflecting most of the optical solar spectrum.

On-line the new full-access (free of charge) journal of the American Physical Society. Citing from the website of the APS: \"It is a highly selective peer-reviewed journal that aims to publish, as timely as possible, exceptional original research papers from all areas of pure, applied, and interdisciplinary physics...\"

NATO Conference on THz and Security Applications in Kiev, May 26-29 2013.
Review Papers on THz most advanced Sensors and Sources Technologies will be presented and discussed especially for Security Systems applications .

Particular attention to future developments in room temperature, unattended devices and systems will be paid in the presentations and discussions.