There is an infrared camera at OMSI. It's a fairly high end one from Flir. It's located in the exhibits in the steam turbine hall.
Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Biehler" <[email protected]> To: "A discussion list for dorkbot-pdx (portland, or)" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2015 8:07:53 AM Subject: Re: [dorkbotpdx-blabber] IR absorbent & cheap material For fabric look at dyed natural fabrics like cotton. Synthetics like polyester and nylon and virtually transparent. -Jerry > On Apr 11, 2015, at 12:09 AM, William Wilson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I've had problems when asking about the optical and electrical properties of > materials... whether fabric or plastic film, the guys at the stores generally > only know what the label says. > I would recommend using a camcorder with *really* good night vision (like a > Sony Handycam with "super nightshot" from 15 years ago, or one of those > little gold colored $20 cmos security cameras), and bring it to the fabric > store. You don't have to record, if you have a little screen you can watch > for fabrics that look *very* black. > > Just remember if they think you're recording they may decide to kick you > out.. and I've found that humans can be really dangerous if you try to burden > them with reality *after* they've formed an opinion. > _______________________________________________ > dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list > [email protected] > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber _______________________________________________ dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list [email protected] http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber _______________________________________________ dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list [email protected] http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber
