Lots of glass surfaces can brighten up a room, but it also lets in too much heat as well as neighbors’ prying eyes. A new metamaterial is not only more transparent to light, but adds privacy ...

Figure 2 Differently-designed LED street lighting fixtures provide uninterrupted illumination without glare. In Figure 2, the light outputs from overhead light fixtures overlap so that there are ...

As cities grow and energy use climbs, the need for smarter buildings becomes urgent. Nearly half of a building’s energy goes toward heating or cooling. A big part of that heat comes through windows, ...

Imagine if your car's windshield glass could turn from being clear to reflective, when the car was parked in the hot sun. Well, such things may soon be possible, thanks to a new liquid-activated ...

Glass Switches from Transparent to Reflective without Drawing on Power ... Such mirrors could be used in smart windows to control lighting and reduce cooling costs for buildings.

MIT researchers think they’ve found the solution—a way to eliminate most fogging, glare, and even dirt from glassy surfaces. The new multifunctional glass has a nanotextured surface featuring ...

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