February 5, 2007
Although windows can naturally heat buildings in the cold seasons, during the summer they can easily overheat a building. To help with this problem, Japanese scientists at AIST recently developed a thin film which can make transparent glass turn into mirrors. The use of such a window in buildings or automobiles could reduce the [...]
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July 28, 2004
"Pilkington
Activ"
glass needs little cleaning, reducing consumption
of detergent and water.
The active glass has a special nano-scale (extremely thin)
coating of microcrystalline titanium oxide which reacts to daylight. The
reaction breaks down dirt on the glass, and when the water hits the glass
the dirt slides off.
The chemical used — titanium
dioxide is a fairly benign compound found in [...]
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