A smart window that dynamically modulates light transmittance is crucial for building energy
efficiently, and promising for on‐demand optical devices. The rapid development of …

Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs), comprised of submicron-sized LC droplets
embedded in a continuous polymer matrix, have been the subject of interest for scientists …

Current thermochromic materials used in smart windows still face challenges, such as poor
mechanical and environmental stability, unsatisfactory solar modulation capacity, and low …

Conventional buildings consume about 40% of global energy, smart window technologies
have been developed for sunlight modulation and energy management. Most current smart …

Abstract Space cooling and heating currently result in huge amounts of energy consumption
and various environmental problems. Herein, a switching strategy is described for efficient …

Regulation of solar and thermal radiation of building envelope shows huge energy‐saving
potentials. Existing reviews mainly focus on the materials with fixed solar and thermal optical …

As the vital elements for building environments, windows are utilized to bring light as well as
thermal irradiation into the interior places and afford the medium for the communication …

Photochromic or thermochromic liquid crystal (LC) smart windows have attracted wide
attention due to their spontaneous transmittance modulation under different environments …

Buildings inevitably absorb solar (thermal) radiation through the envelope, ie, window, roof
and wall, whose characteristics, in terms of material, thickness, area etc., affects the …

Smart building technology incorporates efficient and automated controls and applications
that use smart energy products, networked sensors, and data analytics software to monitor …