Onyx Solar glass is used in the Sierra eFacility, the second greenest NC building i the world, achieving 103 points out of 110 points in the LEED-NC rating system.
British firm Oxford Photovoltaics has developed colourful, transparent solar cells that will add just 10% to glass buildings' cost. The technology works by adding a layer of transparent solid-state...
On 20 January, Japan``s largest glassmaker, Asahi Glass Co., recently unveiled a super-tough, scratch resistant cover for gadgets, which, it says, is six times stronger than conventional glass....
Nippon Sheet Glass Co. has developed multilayer glass with thermal insulation which is 15% better than conventional glass. The new glass is based on the company``s Spacia ST evacuated glazing glass,...
Asahi Glass Co. and a Keio University research team have jointly developed a plastic optical fibre that the group claims is superior in transmission speed to conventional glass fibre. The two plan...