New type of smart windows use liquid to switch from clear to reflective Researchers have demonstrated prototype windows that switch from reflective to clear with the simple addition of a liq... Read more
NIMS, Waseda University and Tama Art University developed together smart glass capable of producing various shades on its surface. NIMS, Waseda University and Tama Art University developed t... Read more
Smart windows equipped with controllable glazing can augment lighting, cooling and heating systems by varying their tint, saving up to 40 percent in an average building’s energy costs.... Read more
A coating that blocks 90 per cent of the heat from sunlight could be used to develop smart windows By fine-tuning the chemical composition of nanoparticles, A*STAR researchers have developed... Read more
Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have invented a new flexible smart window material that, when incorporated into windows, sunroofs, or e... Read more
Imagine if the picture window in your living room could double as a giant thermostat or big screen TV. A discovery by researchers at the University of British Columbia has brought us one ste... Read more
Material may offer cheaper alternative to smart windows. If you’ve ever blown up a balloon or pulled at a pair of pantyhose, you may have noticed that the more the material stretches, the mo... Read more
Electrochromic windows, so-called ‘smart windows’, share a well-known problem with rechargeable batteries – their limited lifespan. Researchers at Uppsala University have now worked out an e... Read more
Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin are one step closer to delivering smart windows with a new level of energy efficiency, engineering mate... Read more
Technology developed by the University of Cincinnati and industry partners can do something that neither blinds nor existing smart windows can do. This patent-pending research, supported by... Read more
A newly developed light shutter may pave the way for see-through displays and smart windows The secret desire of urban daydreamers staring out their office windows at the sad brick walls of... Read more
Understanding how hydration affects color-changing windows that optimize solar energy transmission can boost their efficiency and durability Electrochromic materials dynamically alter how th... Read more