Humans perceive the properties of a surface by interpreting visual input. When estimating gloss and lightness, it seems that neural discrimination of simple image statistics plays a large part. We ...

Glossy surfaces and tile? Sounds like a bad date where neither side can keep a conversation going. If you've ever tried to ...

The glossy surface is also very hard and difficult to scratch. This does not mean your children can use it as cutting board though. Pressure from a sharp knife blade may permanently scratch the ...

The authors show, for human observers, that glossy surfaces can generate both bright specular highlights and dark specular 'lowlights' and that the presence of either is sufficient to generate ...