Drafty, energy-inefficient windows aren't just a problem during the winter. They are just as big an issue in the summer, when cool air can escape through gaps and the sun's heat pours in through the ...

Barriers, coatings, and films are instrumental tools when ensuring the success of your window assemblies. Whether you’re looking for insulation, privacy, or increased efficiency, these products have ...

A transparent, 3-mm-thick aerogel sample is produced from cellulose nanorods after first converting the liquid crystal into a hydrogel and then replacing the water with air using a process called ...

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 ...

Last week I wrote about the early strategies window manufacturers employed to improve energy performance: adding extra layers of glass and increasing the thickness of the airspace between the layers ...

July 3 (UPI) --Material engineers in China have developed window coatings that both regulate temperature and generate electricity. Scientists have previously developed coatings with one of the two ...

CROTHERSVILLE, Ind. – As school districts across the state and country are discussing ways to increase safety and security, a southern Indiana school district is taking steps to make their windows ...

The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has awarded the University of Colorado Boulder $1.8 million to develop an innovative window coating that could significantly ...