Luckily solar glass is fast becoming an option, and these clever glass blocks are the best option ... not quite lenses or tunnels, but sort of light guides — that funnel light from a large ...

Researchers from Exeter University developed new glass blocks that are embedded ... thermal insulation and allow natural light to enter buildings. Called Solar Squared, the blocks are embedded ...

Thanks to research being carried out at the University of Exeter, we may soon also have the option of replacing opaque exterior walls with solar glass blocks. Known as Solar Squared, the ...

When it goes into production, the Solar Squared glass block will be able to store solar energy while letting light in at the same time; meaning your home can have a cool-looking glass-block wall ...

Renewable energy experts from the University of Exeter in England have developed a glass block with built-in solar cells ... insulation and allow natural light to enter the building.

Are those strings of lights hung in the trees looking a little ... but many of the challenges remain. Using recycled glass blocks that are usually reserved for walls and windows, [jfarro] figured ...

Case in point: These “stained glass” solar windows from Marjan van ... don’t want to have 100% glass, because they block some of the light. The metal parts of a window normally heat up ...

Big windows provide light, and a view ... structure of the nanocrystals so that they block certain wavelengths. In real-world uses, the smart glass would be a micrometer-thick layer placed ...