Wi-Fi enabled windows that can change transparency at the click of a button

A Californian start-up SONTE has designed a window shade that could replace traditional curtains and blinds. The new window shade could be controlled through Wi-Fi using an Android or iOS smartphone app.

This new innovation can find application in glass windows, showers, and mirrors. The film is transparent where there is electricity supply while it goes opaque when there is loss of supply.

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Apart from controlling the amount of light entering a place, the film can also control the amount of heat entering. This could reduce the amount people pay for heating bills. Another advantage is that it absorbs over 85% of ultraviolet rays that enter your house and also reflect over 70% of infrared rays.

The film has also been proven to use very small amount of power as it consumes less than 5 watts per m² and this is only consumed in its on state (when it is transparent). The film also has a fast response, about a second and is thin, 0.4 millimeter thick.

The film can be cut to various sizes depending on where you want to use it. SONTE has launched a campaign to raise the target of $200,000.

I don’t know if any of you can remember, but I saw something similar in popular TV series 24 when some government officials were trying to conspire against Jack Bauer and CTU.

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