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	Transparency (optics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Translucent materials allow light to pass through them only diffusely, and hence cannot be clearly seen through.
		Examples of translucent materials are frosted glass, paper, and some kinds of amber.
		Opacity is based either on absorption or on reflection of the light falling onto the material.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Translucent (404 words)

	Polymer Clay FAQ \| Translucent Clays
		Translucent clays are often softer and stickier when conditioned than the same brand of colored clay.
		Sculpey translucent #510 is one of the most transparent of the clays, very soft, and tends to pick up a yellowish tinge when fired longer than the minimum time.
		Fimo art translucent #00, which is only sold in 12-ounce blocks, is preferred for making faux stones because the fired clay develops plaques, tiny imperfections that enhance the clay's resemblance to natural stone.
	www.jaedworks.com /clayspot/polyclay-faq/translucent.html (653 words)

	O'Reilly Network: Protecting Privacy with Translucent Databases
		A translucent database uses cryptographic methods like hash functions and public key cryptography to mathematically protect information so that it cannot be wrongly divulged -- not even to a crooked database administrator.
		Translucent databases provide for unparalleled protection of sensitive information, be that information personal, corporate, or academic.
		You could use a translucent database where the first column is the hash of the victim's name, and the second column is a hash of their full address, and the third column is a hash of their block and street.
	www.oreillynet.com /pub/a/network/2002/08/02/simson.html (1887 words)

	Transparency (optics) article - Transparency (optics) optics light opacity x-rays medical x-ray gases liquids glasses - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Transparent materials can be seen through; that is, they allow clear images to pass.
		Translucent materials allow light to pass through them only diffusely, and hence cannot be seen through.
		There are transparent glass walls that can be made opaque by the press of a button: see ICE.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Translucent (257 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Features -- Translucent concrete lets the light shine through
		The translucent blocks are made by mixing glass fibers into the combination of crushed stone, cement and water, varying a process that has been used for centuries to produce a versatile building material.
		One of the first demonstrations was a sidewalk in Stockholm made of thin sheets of translucent concrete.
		Translucent concrete is strong enough for the uses for traditional concrete, and chemical additives can greatly increase the strength.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/features/20040707-1158-translucentconcrete.html (724 words)

	X-Ray Architecture \| Metropolis Magazine \| April 2001
		For translucent concrete, the desire was to transform the traditionally opaque elements of a building--foundation, walls, roof, supporting column--into components that could transmit light.
		Translucent concrete will need to be further researched, perfected, and tested before widespread applications are possible.
		The analyses conducted thus far--tests done in the laboratory at Virginia Tech on small columns and cylindrical sections of translucent concrete with the crushed-glass aggregate and plastic binder--have shown the new material to be superior to traditional concrete in compression and flexure.
	metropolismag.com /html/content_0401/shulman (2423 words)

	Power Windows
		Note that under Mac OS X, translucent window dragging and menu fading are partially functional, and the effect shows up only when you drag windows or close menus that overlap windows from Classic applications.
		The simple answer is that the Translucent Drag Manager and scroll bar and slider ghost thumbs work the same way, leaving behind the original object and dragging a ghost image, and I want window dragging to act the same.
		Although I already have translucent window dragging code, patching the Drag Manager to use translucent dragging is a significantly different project requiring more hacking than I have time for right now.
	kaleidoscope.net /greg/PowerWindows.html (1956 words)

	Local Translucency using G2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		There a transitional area between the sclera (white of the eye) and cornea (the clear part) that is quite translucent.
		What we want to do is confine the translucency to the transitional area between the sclera and cornea.
		The LW boost button is activated and a grayscale image map is placed in the translucency channel of the Surface editor.
	www.3ddmd.com /G2_eye_translucent.htm (318 words)

	Whitaker News: Sonic Flashlight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		It creates the effect of a translucent ultrasound image floating in its actual 3-D location within the patient, showing blood vessels, muscle tissue, and other internal anatomy.
		Stetten has eliminated the need for tracking devices and transmitters by taking full advantage of the way in which a translucent mirror superimposes images from both sides of the glass.
		He strategically positions an ultrasound scanner and the ultrasound display on opposite sides of a half-silvered, translucent mirror.
	www.whitaker.org /news/stetten.html (695 words)

	PhotoNotes.org Dictionary - Translucent
		Translucent material is generally milky in appearance when illuminated from behind.
		That is to say, some light passes through the material (it isn’t opaque) but not enough light passes through directly to allow you to see through it (it isn’t transparent either).
		Translucent material is used for the surface of light tables, for diffusing filters, etc.
	photonotes.org /cgi-bin/entry.pl?id=Translucent (203 words)

	FAQ
		Translucent databases provide a way to work with sensitive information in a more secure way.
		Translucent databases don't require heavily tested operating systems running the in the most secure mode to protect the information.
		Nothing is perfect, but translucent databases can withstand some attacks that would cripple a regular database.
	www.wayner.org /books/td/faq.php (791 words)

	Utah Polymer Clay Guild Translucent Flower Cane©
		If you create the translucent canes with A LOT of translucent clay and a VERY MINUTE portion of white (or an even MORE MINUTE portion of fl)- you'll get the best results.
		Now, roll a translucent sheet that is 1" wide by long enough to cover the flower cane.
		Remember...it's the translucent layers which will be "see thru", not the white (or fl) opaque clay.
	www.geocities.com /turkeymama/UPCG/tutorialpics/flowerwithgraphics.html (1501 words)

	Apple seeks patent for see-through windows \| CNET News.com
		Translucent windows have been a steady feature of Mac OS X since its inception in 2001 and have also shown up as a planned feature for Longhorn--the next major version of Windows, due in 2006.
		Apple's patent application, however, appears to focus on a particular way of doing translucency, specifically windows that become more see-through after they are unused for a period of time.
		"Upon reaching a certain level of visual translucency, user input in the region of the window is interpreted as an operation on the underlying objects rather than the contents of the overlaying window," Apple said.
	news.com.com /2100-1016_3-5214974.html (858 words)

	Salon Technology \| Think translucent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		These prototypes -- white, with orange, pink or blue translucent plastic on the body and wheel wells -- were directly inspired by the iMac, according to one Japanese news service.
		new package for its hair gel: a round white case, with translucent plastic accents in six different colors -- an oversized replica of that famous (and infamous) round iMac mouse.
		There's the iWatch, designed by RedLightRunner, which for $50 tells you the time in a choice of five fruit-flavored, and appropriately translucent, colors.
	www.salon.com /tech/log/1999/11/01/imac_design (393 words)

	CHI '99 paper: Socially Translucent Systems: Social Proxies, Persistent Conversation and the Design of Babble
		We call systems which provide perceptually-based social cues which afford awareness and accountability "Socially Translucent Systems." In such systems we believe it will be easier for users to carry on coherent discussions; to observe and imitate others' actions; to engage in peer pressure; to create, notice, and conform to social conventions.
		We believe that social translucence is particularly applicable to the design of CMC systems.
		We believe that a greater understanding of how to design socially translucent systems which permit social mechanisms to come into play is of great importance in designing CMC and CSCW applications.
	www.pliant.org /personal/Tom_Erickson/loops.chi99.paper.html (5887 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Translucent Databases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Translucent Databases deals with the issue of building applications that store and manipulate sensitive data in a very accessible and pragmatic fashion.
		The concept of translucent databases is a step in the right direction for any entity interested in storing useful data without holding the overwhelming burden of liability over their own head.
		Working on the "other end" of the software development chain, it is clear to me that this concept will be a hard sell to business that aren't under the (HIPAA) gun.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0967584418?v=glance (1578 words)

	MacNN \| Apple files patent on translucent windows
		Apple has recently filed a patent for translucent windows that automatically adjust the opacity as information is updated (or not updated): "overlaid, Information-bearing windows whose contents remain unchanged for a predetermined period of time become translucent.
		The translucency can be graduated so that, over time, if the window's contents remain unchanged, the window becomes more translucent.
		Upon reaching a certain level of visual translucency, user input in the region of the window is interpreted as an operation on the underlying objects rather than the contents of the overlaying window."
	www.macnn.com /news/24708 (658 words)

	Translucent Databases
		This new book, Translucent Databases, describes a different attitude toward protecting the information.
		Translucent databases provide better, deeper protection by scrambling the data with encryption algorithms.
		The solutions use the minimal amount of encryption to ensure that the database is still functional.
	wayner.org /books/td (496 words)

	PAF: Projects: Whiteread
		Water Tower is a translucent resin cast of the interior space of a 12'2" (high) x 9' (diameter) wooden water tank.
		The tank served as a mold for the resin and once removed, a clear monolithic form was revealed.
		In bright sunlight the translucent resin will become a beacon of refracted light, and at night the unlit sculpture will disappear against the darkened sky.
	www.publicartfund.org /pafweb/projects/whiteread.htm (877 words)

	Translucent Dome / brilliant life
		While the insulation value could be higher with opaque insulation, we don't mind temperature sacrifices, to get that natural daytime lighting.
		Ultimately i believe that competitive translucent insulation will be invented.
		Lightweight cedar was used which allowed me to raise each arch while I worked alone, (no help, my wife hates climbing).
	www.midcoast.com /~bo/TranslucentDome.html (751 words)

	A Rapid Hierarchical Rendering Technique for Translucent Materials (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The second pass uses a rapid hierarchical integration technique to evaluate a diffusion approximation based on the irradiance samples.
		This approach is substantially faster than previous methods for rendering translucent materials, and it has the advantage that it integrates seamlessly with both scanline rendering and global illumination methods.
		We show several images and animations from our implementation that demonstrate that the approach is both fast and robust, making it suitable for rendering translucent materials in production.
	graphics.ucsd.edu /%7Ehenrik/papers/fast_bssrdf (179 words)

	Heather Newman: Trendy, techie, translucent: Apple's iMac launched teal and other playful see-through colors
		This year Singer released the Izek, a curvy translucent sewing machine in -- you guessed it -- teal and white.
		Samsung released a translucent VCR, Apollo a teal plastic flip phone, VTECH a cordless phone, Prime Line a set of jewel-toned plastic handheld fans, MusicMan a translucent Stingray electric bass.
		He says designers are now planning translucent plastic rolltop parts for desks and even putting the design into car dashboards, such as the face of the glove box.
	www.freep.com /money/tech/teal13_20010413.htm (783 words)

	Cup Plastic ranslucent- 9oz for Sweetheart Cup - CDE9 - CDE9 - CDE9 at Instawares Restaurant Supply
		Cup - Plastic - Translucent - Wrapped - 9oz - $49.83
		Translucent Wrapped Cup - 9 oz - $21.59
		Cup - Plastic - Tall - Translucent - 9oz - $55.02
	www.instawares.com /Cup-Plastic-Translucent-9oz.CDE9.0.7.htm (179 words)

	[Haskell] Applicative translucent functors in Haskell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		A few months ago Ken Shan showed a complete translation of that language into System Fw: http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~ccshan/xlate/ Ken Shan has concluded that languages based on Fw, such as Haskell with common extensions, already support higher-order modular programming.
		In fact, his paper showed a sample Haskell translation of the most complex and interesting ML module expression: a translucent, applicative functor.
		The functor SETF is therefore translucent -- the user can see SET.element (if he can see ORD.el) -- but SET.set is hidden.
	www.haskell.org /pipermail/haskell/2004-August/014463.html (1729 words)

	freedesktop.org - Software/TranslucentWindows
		The first translucent X window experiments were performed while writing
		As you can see, nothing in the fundamental design of the system indicates that it is used for constructing translucent windows; redirection of window contents and notification of window content change seems pretty far removed from the final goal.
		However, the big trick here is that the compositing manger can use whatever X requests it likes to paint the combined image, including requests from the Render extension which does know how to blend translucent images together.
	www.freedesktop.org /Software/TranslucentWindows (1031 words)

	Translucent Databases
		Read a case study of how Amazon could protect the privacy of their customers with a translucent database.
		Read a case study of how libraries can protect the security of their patrons.
		If a clerk, a supervisor, or a system administrator decides to turn traitor, there's nothing anyone can do.
	www.wayner.org /books/td (496 words)

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		Translucent Shadow Maps are an extension which allows very efficient rendering of sub-surface scattering effects.
		An implementation of Translucent Shadow Maps on contemporary graphics hardware can render complex translucent objects with varying light and material properties in real-time.
		A paper about translucent shadow maps appeared at this year Eurographics Rendering Symposium.
	www9.informatik.uni-erlangen.de /Persons/Stamminger/Research/Research/tsm (130 words)

	Translucent Systems (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Translucent Systems is gericht op het leveren van betrouwbare en betaalbare netwerk-implementaties voor het zakelijke gebruik op basis van Linux OS.
		Kernpunten van onze produkten zijn stabiliteit, gebruiksgemak, schaalbaarheid en een uitgebreide professionele ondersteuning door goed opgeleid personeel met jarenlange ervaring op het gebied van Linux systeembouw en onderhoud.
		De Translucent Systems Terminal Servers zijn ontworpen met het oog op efficiëtie.
	www.translucent.nl (253 words)

	Translucent Vellum Envelopes
		Translucent Color Scans Are at the Bottom of This Page
		NOTE -- All of the Translucent Envelopes We Carry Are ACID FREE!
		is there only to demonstrate the translucence of the paper.
	www.marcopaper.com /vellumenv.htm (452 words)

	Translucent Cards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		American Express introduced its first translucent card last September with the new Blue Card and now the first translucent VISA and MasterCard is here.
		The MBNA translucent card is being produced by Illinois-based Perfect Plastic Printing.
		Last month, MBNA introduced the Quantum bank credit card offering a credit line up to $1 million and with an optional air mileage program that enables cardholders to earn up to one million miles per year.
	www.cardweb.com /cardtrak/news/2000/july/11a.html (213 words)

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