We may be on the right side of Christmas if your sights are set on summer, but unfortunately, cold weather is upon us for the next few months. With consistently low temperatures, it doesn’t feel like ...

Question: I want to apply permanent-type window film myself to block the sun's heat and stop the fading of my curtains. Are there any new do-it-yourself films that are fairly clear and help cut winter ...

Is the searing summer heat forcing you to crank up your A/C and electric fans, leading to soaring energy costs in your home? Check out this cool idea for reducing the indoor temperature, thereby ...

The do-it-yourself low-emissivity window films help with the drawbacks of natural light — I read that on a sales website. I do vaguely remember a drawback or two to natural light, but sun has stayed ...

During the spring and summer, windows frame a picture-perfect world filled with brilliantly blooming flowers and trees, children riding bikes and dogs running in the yard. Unfortunately, windows can ...

Sandia National Laboratories materials physicist Paul Clem holds a sample of nanoparticle coated glass. Thermochromic nanoparticles switch from infrared transparent to infrared reflective when they ...

A couple of years ago we heard about the MOlecular Solar Thermal (MOST) system, in which solar energy is stored in a liquid medium, then later released as heat. Now, the technology has been applied to ...

The research team integrated a visible transparent broadband directional thermal emitter and Low-E film with commercial PC windows to develop a directional radiative cooling thermal protective window ...

Solutia Inc., the world's largest maker of thermal window films, said it may triple sales of performance films amid an increase in demand for materials used to conserve energy and make electronics ...