Windows welcome light into interior spaces, but they also bring in unwanted heat. A new window coating blocks heat-generating ultraviolet and infrared light and lets through visible light, regardless ...

(Nanowerk News) An international research team led by scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has invented a ‘smart’ window material that controls heat transmission ...

Researchers in South Korea have developed a wood-based smart window that adjusts light, blocks harmful ultraviolet radiation, and improves insulation without using electricity. The material responds ...

In brief: Researchers from the University of Notre Dame have developed a new window coating that promises to block heat-generating infrared and ultraviolet light while allowing visible light to pass ...

Physicists at CU Boulder have designed a new material for insulating windows that could improve the energy efficiency of buildings worldwide—and it works a bit like a high-tech version of Bubble Wrap.

Direct sunlight might be a good thing for your tomato plants, but it’s not necessarily welcome when it’s blasting through your home’s windows and making your A/C work overtime. Homeowners have a few ...

Every summer, millions of Houston residents crank up the AC, pull the blinds, and brace for an electric bill that feels more like a car payment. They upgrade their HVAC systems. They replace their ...