Budget version
ON: normal mirror
OFF: no reflection
Premium version
DIMMER KNOB: goes from no reflection to reflection to enhanced reflection
Budget version
ON: normal mirror
OFF: no reflection
Premium version
DIMMER KNOB: goes from no reflection to reflection to enhanced reflection
Could easily be done. We have glass that can go opaque in response to an electrical charge. Mirrorize a pane of that and you have a mirror that will go opaque on demand.
The first question is does it consumes power when the mirror is on or off? How much?
I believe that a lot more, than I would accept. So curtains with servomototrs will be more efficient.
It’s in the order of milliwatts per cm2, and some can retain its state with no power
That’s insane. -ly cool. Is it the actual glass/sand (rock and/or minerals, I guess?) or is the glass laced with otherwise barely visible electrodes or something?
I believe it’s actually a layer of film, I think it’s typically sandwiched. So you’d have to make sure the back layer is just glass so it could be mirrorized.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_glass
Here’s an explanation. https://youtu.be/7yFXKHV_MkU