One of the main premises for embracing technological innovations is their affordability. Otherwise, the use of new products can be very limited. This is exactly what happened in the research and development of smart windows.can vary opacity and transparency depending on the user.
Traditionally, these windows used conductive or liquid crystal glass. Given the use on large surfaces (façades, shop windows, sliding doors, etc.), the high cost of the material made it very difficult to scale up production.
Now the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) is putting a new twist on the concept of smart windows, putting liquid crystal-based materials aside and new solution This reduces production costs per square meter from thousands of euros to just a few cents.
How do these smart windows work?
The smart window developed by CSIC, instead of using liquid crystal, Technology based on controlled activation of a combination of chemical and physical reactions It causes darkening and brightness of the glass.
A pioneer in this field, this technology was named EMD (Externally Modulated Display). It works through a thin film of porous material. When exposed to environmental humidity and dryness, it changes its light transmission, resulting in varying degrees of opacity or transparency. Thus, windows regulate the amount of light that enters through the glass.
By controlling the humidity of the air circulating around the glass, User can enable or disable the transparency of the windows of the house, in the office or at work as you like, or blindfold around the room. Response time is seconds.
“The combination of reactions makes the glass darker or lighter.”
Efficient and sustainable smart windows
Another advantage of smart windows is that they do not have to be adapted to current legal standards, as they are just variations of the glass currently in use. It also saves a lot of air conditioning in hot weather By regulating the amount of sunlight entering your home or office, you can lower the ambient temperature without having to lower the blinds or turn on the lights.
therefore,”window to the future” That cost is sufficient to allow for the desired rapid adoption among consumers.
sauce: Intercompany.
