The existence of windows feels frustrating when winter comes rolling in, as they invite drafts and make it harder to keep the home warm. Once summer rolls around, windows become just as problematic, ...

RICHLAND, Wash. – Highly insulating triple-pane windows keep a house snug and cozy, but it takes two decades or more for the windows to pay off financially based on utility-bill savings, according to ...

Insulating windows helps to conserve energy and make your home warmer in the winter. Window glass loses heat faster than insulated walls or ceilings. Window insulation includes simple upgrades like ...

Windows are responsible for more than half of all heat loss and heat gain in buildings. In 2024, buildings accounted for about 30% of all global energy consumption, according to the International ...

Highly insulating triple-pane windows keep a house snug and cozy, but it takes two decades or more for the windows to pay off financially based on utility-bill savings. Highly insulating triple-pane ...

The process can be done in a snap (or pop) A DIYer has revealed his inexpensive tip for insulating windows during the winter. He said it only cost him $20 to ...

A new material made of photonic crystals may be more insulating than a vacuum that completely lacks atoms. Until now, vacuums were the go-to resource for reducing temperature transfer. That's why a ...

Qingkun Liu, a posdoctoral researcher in physics, lifts up a petri dish holding samples of a new aerogel. (Credit: CU Boulder) Can a new type of transparent gel, made from readily-available beer waste ...

Our house was built in 1968 and still sports the original single-pane windows. While we will eventually get around to putting in brand new windows at some point, for the time being we are stuck with ...