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sirkilgoretrout t1_iv89gxn wrote

Reply to comment by derpymcdooda in Researchers designed a transparent window coating that could lower the temperature inside buildings, without expending a single watt of energy. This cooler may lead to an annual energy saving of up to 86.3 MJ/m² or 24 kWh/m² in hot climates by mossadnik

You mean like a post-market film install on current glass?

I’m definitely familiar with HF, but what the heck is dimethyl tin??

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derpymcdooda t1_iv89whw wrote

The coating stack. In online applications it's deposited while the glass is still hot, before annealing.

Dimethyltin Dichloride. Pretty nasty stuff, really.

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