South Korean engineers have unveiled a self-powered smart window that finally solves the two biggest hurdles of modern ...

While double-glazed windows do help save energy, Singaporean scientists have tweaked the concept to make it even more effective. Instead of leaving an air gap between the two panes of glass, the ...

There are already "smart" windows that can be electronically switched between either letting sunlight through or blocking it. A new multi-layered one, however, can be set to several energy-saving ...

Rising demand for cooling and heating in commercial buildings has pushed up their carbon emissions - could temperature-sensitive windows help? KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A ...

Scientists at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a liquid window panel that can simultaneously block the sun to regulate solar transmission, while trapping ...

Researchers have used liquid crystals to create a flat magic window -- a transparent device that produces a hidden image when light shines on it. The process for creating transparent liquid crystal ...

KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A newly developed "liquid window" can block sunlight to keep a building cool but also absorb heat to be gradually released during the day or night to cut ...

(Nanowerk News) For the first time, researchers have used liquid crystals to create a flat magic window — a transparent device that produces a hidden image when light shines on it. The technology ...