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UCLA researchers receive $1.2 million to develop more energy-efficient windows

Scanning electron microscope image of the UCLA nanoporous titania/silica coating material that can improve the energy-efficiency of windows.
Scanning electron microscope image of the UCLA nanoporous titania/silica coating material that can improve the energy-efficiency of windows.


A UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering team has received $1.2 million from the Department of Energy (DoE) as a part of the DoE’s new SHEILD (Single-Pane Highly Insulating Efficient Lucid Design) effort. The UCLA project—called “Thermally Insulating Transparent Barrier (THINNER) Coatings for Single-Pane Windows”—combines expertise in nanomaterials, optics, and thermal sciences to create technology that will improve energy efficiency of existing single-pane windows. The team is comprised of Laurent Pilon (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering), Bruce Dunn (Material Science and Engineering), Yongjie Hu (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering), and Sarah Tolbert (Chemitstry and Biochemistry).

Read more at UCLA Engineering