Technology: Artificial Transparency (Part 1)

Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), also known as acrylic glass or perspex, possesses the best optical properties of all polymers and weighs only half as much as glass. The light transmittance of a 3 mm sheet is 92 per cent. This property applies for the entire light spectrum, which makes the material ideally suited for use in greenhouses and in areas where...