"Intelligent" windows in our future
Monday, September 3, 2012 - 07:31
in Physics & Chemistry
Windows are a high-tech venture. Empa researcher Matthias Koebel's "Winsmart" project has garnered the attention of EU experts, recently being recognized as the best in its class and receiving about €3.8 million to support development. These "intelligent" windows achieve a new level of air tightness: 30 years. The Winsmart project, which beat 21 competing proposals, is intended to develop technologies that improve the insulating ability of windows made of conventional glass and to add functional properties such as optically "switchable" coatings.