1987

Launch of the switchable light control glass, UMU™

UMU glass with the voltage on
UMU™ glass with the voltage on
UMU glass with the voltage off
UMU™ glass with the voltage off

The company released its long-awaited switchable light control glass, UMU™, a new product that dramatically transformed the image of architectural glass. UMU™, a type of laminated glass consisting of a liquid crystal sheet enclosed by two layers of glass, offers the revolutionary ability to switch between transparent and opaque by turning the voltage on or off. In addition, its extreme responsiveness, enabling it to instantly switch from transparent to opaque, makes it suitable for a wide range of applications, from adjusting building lighting and ensuring privacy, to new decorative materials for shop fittings, for which it gathered much attention.