Closing the gaps in window efficiency
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The thermal properties of windows have been greatly improved over the years, first by glazing and now by a series of improvements in edge technology. Conventional edge construction has used metal for spacers, but materials that are less heat conductive are now being utilized.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 1992
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No pane, no gain
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Window technology began to change dramatically in the 1980s with the development of new coatings, gas-filled double panes, plastic films and edge spacers. Today there is a wide variety of windows available for improved energy efficiency and comfort.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 1993
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Hybrid vehicles gain traction
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Hybrid vehicles began racing out of showrooms when gasoline prices mounted to dollar 3 a gallon in the summer of 2005. Sale of hybrids in the US doubled to 2,00,000 from 2004 to 2005 and was expected to rise even more than half a million by 2010.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2006
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