Hanneke Weitering is a writer and editor with AIN covering advanced air mobility and new flight technologies. She became an aviation journalist and joined the AIN team in the summer of 2022 after reporting on spaceflight and astronomy for six years at Space.com. After earning a bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, she moved to New York City to pursue a master’s degree in science, health, and environmental reporting at New York University&#039;s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. After spending several years in the Pacific Northwest, she has returned to the Knoxville area.

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Hanneke Weitering

Vision Systems, a licensee of suspended particle device (SPD) smart light control technology developer Research Frontiers, is demonstrating the many uses of SPD SmartGlass products at the NBAA-BACE convention in Orlando, Florida this week.&nbsp;

 


Recently acquired by the material science research and development company Gauzy, Vision Systems (Booth 3488) holds 41 contracts with original equipment manufacturers and Tier 1 suppliers. Its 41 projects include 17 aerospace programs, nine marine programs, nine specialty vehicle programs, three railway programs and three recreational vehicle (RV) programs.&nbsp;

 


“Gauzy and Vision Systems have increased production capacity, hired people worldwide, and created new jobs and new products for their customers,” said Joseph Harary, president and CEO of Research Frontiers. “The impressive series of recent program wins for SPD SmartGlass technology for use in automotive, aerospace, marine, transit and other areas, is the direct result of the investments that they have made, and the hard work and focus of many talented people.”

 


The SPD SmartGlass light-control film allows passengers in aircraft and other vehicles to instantly tint their windows, keeping out sunlight and heat without maintaining some transparency. It also blocks harmful ultraviolet and infrared radiation in both clear and tinted modes, which helps to keep the vehicle’s interior cooler and more comfortable. Vision Systems claims the SPD SmartGlass can also reduce a vehicle’s noise, fuel consumption, and carbon-dioxide emissions.

News and developments about everything that goes into the cabin of an aircraft, from floor coverings to headliners, with a special emphasis on in-flight entertainment, communications and other electronics for passengers. If it is in the cabin of an aircraft, it’s covered here.

Vision Systems Shows Off Dimmable 'SmartGlass' Windows at NBAA-BACE

Vision Systems is demonstrating the many uses of its electronic dimmable windows at the NBAA-BACE convention in Orlando this week. 

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News and issues relating to the aerospace industry that are related to the science, engineering and business of flight in space involving civil, industrial and military applications, and similar topics related to flight in the atmosphere of the Earth that are not covered more directly by other AINonline subject channels. In other words, both astronautical and aeronautical subjects, except for those aeronautical topics that are specifically covered elsewhere on this website.

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New developments and products in avionics, specifically about aircraft electronics in the cockpit.

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