Y ou’ve probably noticed those little black dots along the outer edge of the glass while scraping your windshield or just looking out the window while driving in your car. There’s usually a ...

This pattern is less jarring to the eye than black paint with transparent glass. But despite the shape, the dots aren’t just eye candy. “Besides the visual effect, they provide temperature ...

Glare-free windows could be made from a material studded with billions of tiny metal patches. This makes a one-way window that is matte – it looks opaque, reflecting barely 1 per cent of light ...