High Tech Meets High Art...Making Clareo Designs Gems
The heart and soul of every Clareo Designs gem is a material called
Dichroic Glass. Originally developed for NASA, microscopic coatings
of crystal and metallic oxides, such as titanium and magnesium, are
applied to a glass surface by an electron beam gun in a vacuum
chamber. This coating allows certain wavelengths of light to pass,
while reflecting others.
Dichroic Glass. Originally developed for NASA, microscopic coatings
of crystal and metallic oxides, such as titanium and magnesium, are
applied to a glass surface by an electron beam gun in a vacuum
chamber. This coating allows certain wavelengths of light to pass,
while reflecting others.
Finally, the gems are ground, polished and readied for sale. The entire process can take
several days. Our proprietary process allows us to sell the highest-quality wearable art for
a fraction of what other artists charge for their masterpieces.
several days. Our proprietary process allows us to sell the highest-quality wearable art for
a fraction of what other artists charge for their masterpieces.
(CLAR EO) adj. TO BE BRILLIANT, TO SHINE BRIGHTLY
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Our dichroic glass uses up to 25 different layers of these metallic coatings, each one just
a few millionths of an inch in thickness. These are applied to various types of smooth and
rough glass surfaces, yielding an endless explosion of ever-changing colors from which
our artists can choose to design their masterpieces.
a few millionths of an inch in thickness. These are applied to various types of smooth and
rough glass surfaces, yielding an endless explosion of ever-changing colors from which
our artists can choose to design their masterpieces.
Very helpful, for example, in protecting
sensitive satellite equipment from
harmful cosmic rays. The human eye
sees these changes in wavelength
as color, and as light strikes the
coatings from various angles, the
colors can even appear to change.
sensitive satellite equipment from
harmful cosmic rays. The human eye
sees these changes in wavelength
as color, and as light strikes the
coatings from various angles, the
colors can even appear to change.