REFR UPDATE
Latest Update on REFR
Message 20116146
"During 2003 the pace of commercial sales of SPDSmart products began to increase. Perhaps the most significant SPD event in the automotive market was DaimlerChrysler’s introduction in September of its new Setra 415 HD luxury touring bus with a panoramic glass roof using SPD-Smart light control technology (pictured above). SPD-Smart glass is also being used in the Jeep Rescue concept vehicle which so far this year has been featured at the Detroit, Chicago and New York Auto Shows. In addition to DaimlerChrysler, other automobile manufacturers are working with our licensees to introduce a variety of SPD-Smart automotive products into their vehicles."
"After rigorous design, engineering and testing, our licensee, InspecTech Aero Service of Fort Lauderdale, Florida has received FAA certification for numerous commercial and private airplanes and helicopters. InspecTech has already installed or is currently engineering SPD-Smart windows for many models of aircraft manufactured by Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Cessna, Dassault, EADS Eurocopter, Gulfstream, Learjet, Piaggio, Raytheon, Sikorsky and Textron/Bell Helicopter. Any of these manufacturers can become large customers for SPD-Smart aircraft windows. The two largest jet manufacturers in the world have even announced plans to include electronic smart window shades in their next-generation aircraft. This bodes well for our licensees and, of course, for Research Frontiers. " |
