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snackelmypackel t1_iv7y4is wrote

Reply to comment by supercrossed in Researchers designed a transparent window coating that could lower the temperature inside buildings, without expending a single watt of energy. This cooler may lead to an annual energy saving of up to 86.3 MJ/m² or 24 kWh/m² in hot climates by mossadnik

Kinda like a windshield? Except i think those are plastic or something sandwiching the middle glass

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Arrowcreek t1_iv81zy3 wrote

Uv blocking poly. Mostly for structural integrity. Uv and what not is just a bonus.

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Contundo t1_iv84zqc wrote

Normal glass is 2 or 3 layers often filled argon gas between them. put This on the outside of the middle layer, its protected from the harsh environment and could be in a mostly inert atmosphere.

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_Rand_ t1_iv8elty wrote

Hopefully it doesn’t break down just due to UV.

Would suck to have yellowed completely unrepairable windows.

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