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RE: Re: LCD Glass




Something like this was used in this years Big Brother I think - for the
outward facing toilet.

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG) [mailto:haweste@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 14 September 2004 10:41
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: LCD Glass
>
> 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 a while back on TV, but it is like it has been withdrawn!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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