Intelligent Self-Shading Rooms: Electrochromatic Glass
by Justin Thomas, Virginia 
on 07.31.06
A skylight company called Velux has developed a type of glass that can become dark or clear by flicking a switch, or via an intelligent automation system. The glass has special layers of material which turn dark when an electrical current is applied. The process is known as electrochromism, and it has also been applied in the automobile industry to automatically tint rear-view mirrors.
Essentially replacing blinds, the glass can control glare, solar heat and UV radiation. Velux has limited number of sizes available and more are scheduled to be in production later in the year. They are still several times the cost of a traditional skylight with a shade, but they could be especially useful in places where it is difficult to access the skylight. Operating the windows takes only a small amount of electricity. According to Velux, "[I]t takes less electricity to operate a house full of SageGlass products than to operate a single 40-watt light bulb." EcoGeek notes that this glass could be powered by thin-film solar glass, such as the Lumiwall designed by Sharp. :: Via: Sage Glass via EcoGeek
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I’m so sorry for this company. The pictures are awful. Find the 1001 varieties.
The first picture:
- Black dots (whatever it is) on the left of the windows (mechanic to make it dark? I don’t think so! )
- Desk is full
- Chair brown
Second picture:
-Chair blue?
- Where is everything gone from the desk?
- Head retouched?
- Black dots now at the left right of the windows
It looks like to me as would they have moved the table to the wall at the left hand side, made another picture, mirrored it and photoshoped the view out of the window.
looks to me just like fake (may be not) but if you want to sell something it should have a much better picture...