Date: 18 December 2013
Rao Mulpuri talks about glass and windows with a zeal that most men his age save for their favorite sports or fantasy teams.
But what gets Mulpuri, 44, really juiced is disruptive innovation on a large scale; something his company–View Inc. (formerly Soladigm, Inc.)—is doing in the historically stodgy realm of window glass. So much so that Corning recently led a $60 million investment in the Milpitas, Ca-based company.
Mulpuri has spent his entire career focused on developing thin films and nanotechnology which are the key building blocks to taking ordinary glass and making it dynamic or smart—with the ability to change tints on demand in order to keep the temperature inside a building comfortable without the help of massive heating and cooling systems.
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How View Is Reinventing Your Windows
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