A Window Pane That Thinks for Itself, Made From Wood
Ben Sullivan
If you’ve ever closed the blinds against afternoon glare and then sat in the dimness wondering why you bothered, you understand the basic problem with windows. They let in light you want and light you don’t, heat that’s welcome in January and unbearable in July, and ultraviolet radiation that slowly destroys your furniture whether you notice or not. For most of us, managing windows means managing trade-offs.
A team of materials scientists in South Korea thinks they’ve found a way out. They have.