Technology developed by the University of Cincinnati and
industry partners can do something that neither blinds nor existing smart
windows can do. This patent-pending research, supported by the National Science
Foundation, will lead to low-cost window tintings which dynamically adapt for
brightness, color temperatures and opacity (to provide for privacy while
allowing light in).
(June 10, 2015) A
partnership between the University of Cincinnati, Hewlett Packard, and
EMD/Merck Research Labs has resulted in a patent-pending breakthrough in
'tunable' window tintings. The breakthrough means traditional window shades
could soon be replaced by a low-cost tinting where the brightness, color
temperature (warm or cool just like incandescent light bulbs) and opacity
(privacy) are adjustable by the user.
Details on this research, partly funded by the National
Science Foundation, are today’s cover story in the June issue of the
prestigious trade journal, “Applied Optics.”
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