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RE: Re: LCD Glass


  • Subject: RE: Re: LCD Glass
  • From: "Hawes,Timothy Edward \(GEG\)" <haweste@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 10:41:28 +0100

Here's a message I posted to UK_Selfbuild a while ago. It seems the
integer project website has changed, but the details are probably still
there somewhere.

HTH,

Tim.

#####
Probably a bit late for you now, and I don't know if they're
commercially available yet, but...

The Integer House / BBC Dreamhouse at BRE in Watford had glass doors
whereby you could see through them like normal glass, then at the flick
of a switch (literally), the glass would turn opaque such that you
couldn't see through it. I don't know whether it actually blocked light
particularly well (I viewed the house in the daytime) but it looked a
really neat idea.

The glass was from Saint Gobain. the Integer house URL is:
http://www.integerproject.co.uk
There's contact details for Saint Gobain on the Directory page under
Products & Services.

What may still be relevant for you is a solution we had at a Company I
used to work for. The board room had electrically operated roller blinds
fitted into a sealed track to help block light out at the edges. It
looked "commercial" so you may wish to soften the edges with
curtains
etc. but they did the job of blocking out light very well. No contact
details I'm afraid, someone else may be able to help.
#####

> -----Original Message-----
> From: big_red_frog [mailto:atod@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 14 September 2004 10:32
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: LCD Glass
>
>
> Hi There,
>
> My brother was trying to find a commercial supplier of this a
> few years ago, and drew a complete blank, he had also see it
> a while back on TV, but it is like it has been withdrawn!
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "darren_karp2001" <darren@a...>
wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Does anyone know where I can get pricing on glass which turns
> opaque
> > when a current is passed through it? I've seen it on a home &
> leisure
> > style program on TV where it was used in a bathroom setting but
> can't
> > seem to find it anywhere.
> >
> > TIA

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