Learn about the latest technology for improving energy efficiency in buildings, cars, and airplanes.

Stanford University engineers have developed dynamically tinting windows that can change opacity in under a minute. The newly designed “smart” windows consist of conductive glass plates outlined with metal ions. When combined with voltage, these windows can go from light to dark in no time. This newly discovered solution has the potential to reduce heating and cooling costs by almost 20%, and can be used in multiple application such as car sunroofs, airplane windows, and sunglasses.

In this webinar, Stanford Professor Mike McGhee will explain how these smart windows block light in response to an electrical current. The windows switch tint, which provides significant improvement over dimming windows currently being installed to reduce cooling costs in some buildings.