This makes a one-way window that is matte – it looks opaque, reflecting barely 1 per cent of light from the outside – but still transparent ... such as gold, and materials like silicon ...

Scientists at the University of Houston have created a gold nanomesh material that is conductive, transparent and flexible – a combination that they claim has never before been achieved.

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed an ultrathin, gold-based transparent coating that is able to convert sunlight into heat. It can be applied to glass and other surfaces to prevent them from ...