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What is the absolute coolest thing you could do with a smart window?
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Smart windows mean something different to everyone. From thermochromism, electrochromism, and photochromism, to the ability to serve as windows and solar panels simultaneously, the possibilities are endless.
Maybe windows replace televisions in the future. Maybe their features become something you can control with your phone. We just want to know the coolest or most valuable thing you can imagine a smart window doing in the future.
Deliverables
Propose at least one groundbreaking idea for the future of smart windows. In your response, explain the following:
- What could you do with smart windows that would make them incredibly amazing, cool, or valuable?
- How would the technology behind your idea work?
- How would someone interact with your idea? Is it something a person would turn on, activate in some other way, or does it occur continuously?
- Include a visual to illustrate your idea.
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Submissions will be graded on the following criteria:
- Meets Deliverables
- Creativity
- Clarity
Reward Tiers
Top 10%
will share $1,000
Next 15%
will share $400
Next 25%
will share $200
Actual individual rewards will be based on the total number of eligible solutions.
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