Regular window blinds already help people to save electricity – by keeping incoming sunlight from heating a room up, they reduce the need to run an air conditioner. SolarGaps, however, take ...

But like many things in life, it can also become too much of a good thing. In the same way that overexposure to the sun ...

Learn how to install your own DIY heat blocking window film and keep your home cool all summer long.

Internal blinds and shutters are another option. Technical advancements in shading materials now deliver a wide range of ...

Scientists have developed a liquid window panel that can simultaneously block the sun to regulate solar transmission, while trapping thermal heat that can be released through the day and night ...

Scientists have turned transparent glass into a temperature-activated material that can block sunlight and generate electricity.