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Sunglasses for Your Windows: Chameleon Coatings for Smarter, Cooler Living Spaces


A new electrochromic film using MOFs quickly switches colors for effective light and heat management, showing promise for smart windows and other adaptive technologies. Advances in electrochromic coatings may bring us closer to environmentally friendly ways to keep inside spaces cool. Like eyegla

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