Transport
A potential future application for our smart materials: passive cooling for vehicle glazing, across road and rail.
Talk to us about yours
Tell us about your glazing and the climate it lives in, and we’ll work out the fit.
Get in touch ↗The potential application of our materials across transport infrastructure is one we’re really excited about. A glazed cabin heats up fast in direct sun, and the air conditioning that fights it burns energy, or in an electric vehicle, range. We believe our passive, heat-activated materials could one day do for vehicle glazing what they already do for greenhouses: turn white as the glass warms, then clear again as it cools, using no power to do it.
Where we see the potential
Cooler cabins
Could pull down peak cabin temperatures in direct sun.
Less air-con demand
In an EV, cooling saved is range gained.
Passive by design
Nothing to power or control on the vehicle.
Comfort
The potential to soften glare without blacking out the view.
Lightweight
A material rather than a mechanism.
Adaptable
The switching temperature could be tuned to the platform and its climate.
Build a cooler cabin.
Tell us about your platform and we’ll work out where adaptive glazing fits.