Regular window blinds already help people to save electricity – by keeping incoming sunlight from heating a room up, they reduce the need to run an air conditioner. SolarGaps, however, take things a ...

What if your window blinds could power your home in addition to shading its rooms? That’s the idea behind SolarGaps’ new solar blinds. These smart blinds designed to track the sun can be controlled ...

Cleaning your blinds properly all depends on the materials and finishes: Some can be washed with warm, soapy water, while ...

Too much natural light, with its glare and heat, is just as much a problem as not enough. All kinds of indoor shades exist for shutting light out–mini-blinds, vertical blinds or roll-up shades. These ...

29-year-old electrical maintenance technician Lisa von Benecke hopes to launch her solar-powered blinds in South Africa this year. Von Benecke recently told Rapport she got the idea for the blinds ...

A new type of window had been developed and tested that produces electricity and simultaneously controls heat and light for indoor comfort. This was done by researchers from the ZIEZO project, led by ...