Smartglass Can Fade From Translucent To Opaque In A Second

[@alec9001]

"hey man can you turn off the window please"

[@Sidewinder627]

Alexandru Bortoș coming phrases of the century hahaha

[@WeCanAwesome]

Thanks to Microsoft I was able to do just that since a long time.

[@heinzknalltute3558]

I like how the switch is outside of that shower....

[@ramitchattopadhyay725]

😂😂😂

[@jediael9906]

Heh

[@michealbay1290]

Intelligence 💯

[@kucingmasjid_3345]

LOL

[@menzikhayazulu3492]

🤣🤣🤣🤣😂

[@roincec]

This was installed in smaller trains called Light Rapid Transit (LRT) in Singapore since 1999. They were installed as trains sometimes will be close enough to apartment buildings that the glass on these trains will turn opaque to prevent people from peeping into those apartments.

[@human_bing]

Cool

[@mohammadamir4486]

Really? That must be so cool, so you mean the glass is trasparent at times and then opaque at some times too?

[@roincec]

Yeah! It's transparent most of the time, opaque when it's near apartment buildings. Not sure if there's videos on it on youtube, but you can try look for "Bukit Panjang LRT trains singapore windows"

[@kucingmasjid_3345]

Cool!

[@mr.dueezy]

OR you could buy some blinds which are likely to be cheaper and 100% not dependent on electricity which also costs money

[@SuviTuuliAllan]

Sure you could but I do like the idea of having something like this in a smarthouse (not that millennials buy houses, right?). Their website said that it takes about 10W to power a square metre. It's a bit more than what I would have expected but still not that much. I'm guessing that you probably don't have AC in your house and all lights are LED, right? Got 'em solar panels installed yet? Yeah, they aren't necessarily cheap... Such is life under capitalism. Yeehaw!

[@mr.dueezy]

Suvi-Tuuli Allan i only use a fan i have right next to me and all my lights are led. I'd get some solar panels if they weren't so damn expensive. I love capitalism though, it encourages new ideas like this one but in the end the best and most affordable idea wins and blinds/ curtains win this one yeehaa!

[@Sinister_Creeps]

Suvi-Tuuli Allan it can break easily doe

[@aitor.online]

@@Sinister_Creeps so can all glass?

[@ericduke7573]

have fun driving your steam powered carriage around.

[@gilbertg.96]

1:20 "Getting some privacy is no longer a pane in the glass" 😂 ... let that sink in

[@kerbalengineeringsystems7415]

it's a pretty superficial joke you don't really need time to let it sink in

[@yourerightimwrong4567]

@@kerbalengineeringsystems7415 Ah, an ivory tower engineer in their natural habitat.

[@alittlebitintellectual7361]

Not new.... At least 10 years old

[@MEOWMEOW-wz2ql]

A little bit Intellectual ikr

[@bossrabbit]

Hell yeah it is! Tutankhamun was rocking this shit 1000 B.C son!

[@itechtalk03]

What does it do if it’s 10 years old 😂?

[@DecipherDiz]

Not new, fog was invented since the beginning of time.

[@CC-oe4gc]

What are you, the hipster of smart glass?

[@ViraL_FootprinT.ex.e]

The sliding doors to the ICU room I'm in right now have this glass. The switch is somewhere in the tracks to the door I'm assuming (I have a *very* limited understanding of how electrical circuits work) because when the doors get slid almost all the way closed, they change from frosted to transparent so the medical staff can check up without being too disruptive. And even though this technology isn't new obviously, I've been watching these for the past two days in awe because it's my first time seeing them. But then again, it was alsoy sister in-law's first time seeing them, but she's not as amazed at how things work like I am. Just *that* they work as they're supposed to.

[@gusstavv]

I want one of this on top of my license plate so it becomes opaque when I hit the limit speed haha!

[@newjerseylion4804]

They need this at applet there too many employee walking into the glass walls breaking their nose.

[@MrKillerno1]

Finally, I had this idea when I first tingled with one of the first LCD screens for calculators...(in the eighties of last century) They had a little plastic film over it to see the crystals. when turning it 90 degrees on top of the LCD, it became black. Later, as I understood, this plastic film properties were incorporated in the LCD module. That's when it became obviously that they could make whole screens black just by a little electricity... Too bad I did not have the wish nor the funding nor the material and the proper knowledge at the time to go commercial on this. Glad someone else did. Hopefully we can enjoy sunscreens in the future.....

[@Renwoxing13]

This idea is old af bro. I saw this used in an old "classic movie" from the 80s. I am sure if we were to take a few seconds to google it that we would find out it is even older than that !

[@lseul8812]

This has been out for years. We used to have it during the bush administration and still do I believe in the white house bunker for privacy for the president if he needs to make a private call

[@Rickiye]

Saw a version of this somewhere in the 2019 long / extended wheelbase Rolls Royce. Looks cool in it, flick a switch and instant privacy while being chauffeured.

[@funsizedfireball]

so the glass is transparent when theres an electric current going. (in 2030) “Dont forget to turn off the windows!”

[@hamza-trabelsi]

no actually it's transparent when there is power.

[@0DAYBROKER]

@@hamza-trabelsi Like he said lol

[@Yagonidas]

@@hamza-trabelsi precisely. If you turn it off, you'll "loose" the windows...

[@loungelizard836]

It relies on the voltage across the plates. It's a very small amount of power overall.

[@jenniferroth7486]

Where/who from do you buy these type of windows in Michigan U.S?

[@schwaggg17]

Bill Clinton would have LOVED this...

[@sillygoose635]

Yeah? So would Donald Trump.

[@SibaNL]

@@sillygoose635 Something orange, something bad.

[@sillygoose635]

@@SibaNL something orange, something good.

[@SibaNL]

@@sillygoose635 So you aren't an NPC?

[@sillygoose635]

@@SibaNL No, I'm not a Trump Loving NPC

[@surfie007]

They used this last year on this Australian renovation show for a shower

[@llllachlannnn]

surfie007 the block right

[@daaave_]

Imagine ur boss calls u into his office, locks his door and then turns off the glass. 😳

[@AaronShenghao]

Most likely you are getting fired...

[@KafinSulthan]

@@AaronShenghao or getting banged

[@mrxmry3264]

believe it or not, but not far from where i live there's a glass shop called pane in the glass. at least it was there the last time i went through there.

[@Phlegethon]

What happens if there’s a power outage. And the boss is banging his secretary behind the glass

[@Mohit-iu3ge]

Oopsie

[@vinson3725]

Well....shit

[@kl3nd4thu]

No power = opaque glass. He can continue to bang her.

[@Mohit-iu3ge]

@@kl3nd4thu No power = No lights. He can continue to bang her

[@galindomichelle9]

Battery back up

[@isaacrichards9448]

Awesome, I want that glass in my studio! Very nice!

[@hotplugin]

Tech is solving problems that dont exist.

[@zakiducky]

What’s the U-value for the glass used in those windows? What about transmittance? Those factors are also important. Videos like this are nice, but it would also be nice to include some relevant stats about the performance of the products on display. It makes for a more transparent showcase (pun not intended) and more likely that someone would buy the product- assuming the goal is to drive sales here.

[@Егор-ы3ю7я]

the what? you clearly see theyre blurry enough. no more information is needed, besides cost.

[@zakiducky]

@@Егор-ы3ю7я U- value and transmittance are thermal performance factors. I’m not asking about how ‘blurry’ the glass makes things look on the other side, I’m asking about how much heat loss or heat gain they allow via radiant and conductive heat transfer. These are really important performance characteristics for glass used in windows, which is one of the proposed uses they show here. It matters much less, if at all, for interior applications.

[@CarlosDangerTheThird]

Hahaha okay

[@habibw.alfachri5419]

I can't imagine how creepy it is when blackout, since the glass will be covered while the electricity down

[@vspianist]

no? the glass becomes translucent when electricity flows in, it will behave like a normal glass in "blackouts"

[@mitchellbarnow1709]

How expensive per square foot?

[@RBsRealm]

Mitchell Barnow , try metric... it’s kinda the industry standard... for where it’s manufactured anyway...

[@mitchellbarnow1709]

We were taught the metric system in elementary school, because the USA was going to switch over to it. I was looking forward to using a system that's far superior than whatever ours is called. Unfortunately, it never happened.

[@SuviTuuliAllan]

I don't know how expensive and don't think their website mentioned anything but it did say that they use about 10W per square metre.

[@voli293]

Mitchell Barnow Umm we were not going to switch or never stated. People can use it when ever you want. Nobody is forcing you to use ours. Hell you didn't even know the name and called the other superior. Nice..... We learn both either way and that also goes with Fahrenheit and Celsius.

[@somedude5819]

Yes we were. look it up. it failed because we Americans are too lazy to learn something new, even if it is superior. Metric System is superior to Imperial in every way, and most Americans DON'T learn Celsius, which is also superior to Fahrenheit.

[@normanbates1133]

They have this on some trains in Japan that pass right next to building/apartments. Blew my mind as a kid.

[@aifan6148]

It's already been used in Singapore's LRT trains. For quite a few years.

[@mikmikay]

This is such a great technology!

[@fjaajf]

Finally, right use of translucent and opaque

[@rsb2699]

We have this technology on our Singapore light-rail carriages since 1999.

[@Kjca_1998]

I wanna build my own house one day and have this stuff all over.

[@yuicy5367]

we could offer this kind of glass by very competitive price from China, so next time, you could contact with me,haha

[@ten._.s]

Interesting.... I think that the glass is basically a LCD screen panel but with neater wiring, fewer pixels and without the back light....

[@Akash.Chopra]

I'm sure they must have updated this, but the underlying tech is decades-old. Moreover, for $130/ft I'd rather have a 4k TV with a webcam to display the other side. I can't imagine the translucent oled panels costing much more either.

[@kitslater]

Judging by the video, the glass seems to change from transparent to translucent, but not opaque which would allow no light through, like a brick wall. Opaque would be good for bedrooms and darkrooms. I hope progress can be made in that direction.

[@TheBeatfox]

I remember the original Star Tours at Disneyland having this tech. Next to the security droid in the queue, there was a transparent divider wall made up of squares that would randomly switch between clear and frosted, just like in the video. And that was in 1987! I'm surprised the tech has been so slow to advance and see widespread adoption... does anyone with more knowledge of it know what factors might be holding it back?

[@wherethequietbeingsgo]

I’d like to know as well, thanks

[@John-pp6xy]

0:14 You wanted that raise didn't you?

[@praveerjain1638]

0:14 🤨😏😛 If u know what I mean

[@bilalmuzzammil5733]

I think i know that scene

[@WryleHargreeves]

Johnny f**ks little Lucy in the office.

[@Dunning.Kruger]

change rooms at Aeropostle have had that for over a decade.

[@nwxzzz]

So to save electricity, you just make sure its opaque? Then whats the point of using electricity to make it transparent.

[@itzskaii9577]

yea it would have been more convenient if it was the opposite.

[@JadeyJ4d3y]

Vivek Bhanushali well, no one can see you " jurking off " in the dark

[@imstupidbut]

Vivek Bhanushali jurking

[@Vivek-cw3zu]

@@JadeyJ4d3y I only jurkoff in the presence of Daylight

[@Lanatus]

over ten years ago the Caeser’s Palace hotel in Vegas had these glass windows in their rooms.

[@21dumpstreet93]

Thanks for clearing this up.

[@charlieboy5515]

I can see this failing at the most awkward time lol

[@lineshsomaiya310]

Call me 9173707007

[@travv88]

When the power goes off it turns opaque so that would eliminate the most awkward failures imo.

[@nothunger]

trav v it’s all fine and dandy until someone accidentally tasers the stall and sees through. Don’t ask why or how tho

[@travv88]

@@nothunger I'm sure a device that can override this can be created incredibly cheap. I would be interested in seeing tasers being used on this glass.

[@itzdcx]

Definitely gonna be in the next smart phones

[@OG1Tipsy]

Tesla need to add it to its all glass roof cars like the model 3 .. for those to bright summers

[@Marc-hc7sl]

Amazing ! When is this gonna be available ?

[@NulluNVoyd]

This tech has been out for years. At least a few years before Splinter Cell Chaos Theory came out. They had a level in there that used this glass type in an office and could be used as a stealth option

[@mihhailgotovtsev2555]

Looks cool, but it is only for INSIDE use. i installed one on my window instead ob blinds, and during summer it melted. Plastic base used for those things could not handle temperatures above 30C and melted.

[@SuviTuuliAllan]

But can they block radio signals? Because that NSA van outside is really starting to creep me out.

[@nash-p]

So Splinter Cell Chaos Theory was so good they made it real life

[@egarjanis]

The comment I was looking for.

[@me.atul10]

Saw that at Plaza Penthouse!

[@Baconterrain]

tHAT MUSIC WAS LOVELY!

[@johngirard8554]

Great idea,it looks very nice. Now show us all the other colors,& prices, LoL.

[@ShengTheCraftsman]

I really want this get developed into paint form, all my unpainted wooden tank need them

[@ginofoogle6944]

This is only usefull for conference rooms.. or if you have a small appartment and you want to hide a part of a space at certain moments.. (kitchen/bedroom/bathroom etc)

[@tomaszstepien4072]

In Koln toilets, close to famous Church,Cathedra is having such glass. When using is closed ,leaving toilet become visible.

[@centauria9122]

So does these windows block out other electromagnetic spectrums such as infared, ultraviolet, etc?

[@engchoontan8483]

all items are - opaque range of wave-lengths, penetrates and can be detected by sensor(range of sensitivity) within range of transmitting-power simplified understanding of glass-ceramics

[@michaelpalacio5]

I remember this glass from Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory back in the day. Good times

[@mackycabangon8945]

Last time I was THIS early, this was science fiction 11th

[@nut_4980]

That's really cool

[@lwl2034]

So everyone can see u when u are in the toilet if they flick the switch?

[@buttervlies]

Well, yeah.

[@lwl2034]

@@buttervlies perfect

[@simranlawrence7994]

Yeah, right 😆I didnt think of that the switch needs to be inside.

[@ianmertz6156]

in 2010, I saw this technology used by Elon Musk when he toured the SpaceX Office. That even had automatic sensors to become opaque when a person enters. Whats new about this now???

[@williamcollier6516]

The title is inaccurate. This video never indicates the glass will be translucent (not clear and not opaque). I was looking for this type of switchable glass, but to go from clear to translucent, but not opaque, and assumed this was going to demonstrate it but was misled by the title.

[@Claudio-gv2lz]

The should make a totally black version so you wouldnt need courtains anymore.

[@batheandrelaxinmyshit6344]

You are being racist

[@robert9972]

umm i saw this 4 years ago at my local tech museum....

[@hoofhearted7445]

Dude, im a former glass installer and this has been around for 20 plus years. Uh your a little late on this one

[@obeb787]

Hoof Hearted whats it called?

[@evn-fu1iz]

u gotta hand it to them, that pun at the end was good

[@Spino-ly6of]

I prefer a classic good old curtain

[@storytimecat]

Still waiting for that one chinese company that rips off another chinese company doing this.

[@iamlono1001]

"Do you want to have sex?" "sure, let me just get the windows..." 0:12

[@theirishaxe9405]

So how much does that cost to have all the windows in your house constantly drawing power?

[@danh5637]

The best is the one you tap the glass and it switches

[@royasturias1784]

This glass also appeared in a Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell game.

[@MythicSuns]

I think it was Pandora Tomorrow

[@123456wasp]

This glass is old! They have had glass like that for at least thirty years, that's how long they have had it in the Museum of science in Ottawa Canada!

[@AntiGravityLazer]

LOL they're going to use this for pranks and hidden camera's in the very close future :D In a public toilet :D

[@carolyneg3780]

wow that's really amazing

[@rasdan1192]

Do you get electrocuted when used in a bathroom?

[@edd868]

Sweet. Now I can build my own MIB HQ

[@skysnowflake9922]

Awesome 😎

[@waqarmehdi4394]

2020: Shut the window. 2030: Switch off the window.

[@chikihc]

I saw these as a whole office wall/window in a korean drama and i thought it was a cgi ._. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@luke2c765]

Logans cool bus already had it😂

[@iXpertMan]

Video should be more detailed on how it works

[@empty_cognizance2234]

Came for the info, stayed for the dad joke

[@echooo270]

Who remembers this from the show pure genius? :D

[@justicehiggins2963]

*All i can think of is this being in a horror movie*

[@integragemi7234]

So are you taking a bath, while that thing is connected to an electric system. Mmm so smart.

[@ultratech1426]

Wow, what in invention

[@naeemsajjad1886]

This could be used in under display front facing camera phones....

[@Firoj_Trader]

Which type of this glass please tell me🙏 please

[@CptMikeTango1]

Next video, photobrown sunglasses...

[@deedeev3339]

I saw this in a 1989 video talking about 2020

[@Random_Gamer23]

this has been a thing for a while now

[@uditsudhir4985]

The first ever smartglass was seen on Logan's Cool Bus 😂

[@Ricanchitown]

I wonder if they made them for car windows yet

[@bmilano1580]

The pun at the end🤣

[@flp500]

how about electricity costs?

[@adhyansehgal4192]

Guessing no-one travels via aeroplane in the comments

[@ignorantnft2076]

This is old technology

[@victorvictor8587]

Val Stripe Make it Look New and Cash In .

[@Skytech92]

Splinter cell chaos theory predicted this smartglass 😂

[@fadrium1464]

Electric, lol, energy company will love this, but no thanks I stick with the blinds that I can open and close anytime I want, which is more green and environmental friendly.

[@SibaNL]

Ok

[@user-xl1ni1tv4s]

This isn’t new I was watching the movie “Philadelphia”(1999) and this same transparent glass was on it.

[@azizaaraj]

Philadelphia (1993)

[@jjw238]

I had to hold my pee because the electricity to the toilet smart glass was out.

[@bryanandgary71]

Then that will make the glass opaque...

[@UltimateAlgorithm]

The glass is opaque by default, electricity makes it clear. So if the power is out then the glass will by opaque.