Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Woman standing in open door. Windows bring light into the home and connect us to the outside world with views of trees, flowers, ...

It’s hot out. Like seriously hot. So we’ve been testing models of both portable and window air conditioners and poring over energy efficiency ratings to find promising units that can drop the ...

Windows are a major source of energy loss in buildings, a sector that accounts for nearly 40 percent of global energy use, as heat entering through glass surfaces significantly reduces heating and ...

Hybrid smart window reflects infrared (IR) light in summer and transmits IR in winter while controlling visibility, for energy savings and privacy control. The hybrid cell structure incorporates ...

Rather than reach for a tangled pull cord to operate your blinds, let smart blinds do the work for you. Smart blinds are window coverings you control from a smart device, remote, or by voice command.

With the summer days heating up more year after year, air conditioning is just one way to stay cool. Not everyone has central air or can install central air, fortunately, there are other solutions out ...

Using polymer-stabilized liquid crystal as the active control layer and KCWO-PNIPAM (KPP) as the passive control layer, a KPP smart window was constructed, successfully achieving dual electro-thermal ...

New dual-function curtain system targets Singapore's growing smart-home and BTO renovation market, offering one-touch convenience, integrated mood lighting, and a 3-year warranty from S$299 ...

As is the case for many people, my home cannot be retrofitted with central air. My 100-plus-year-old Brooklyn apartment, which features prominently in my seven years of air quality reporting for WIRED ...