When your windows sparkle, your whole home shines. Clean windows make a powerful first impression and let in more light, which can brighten every room and lift your spirits. But dirty windows? They ...

Window cleaning robots have revolutionized home maintenance by offering a convenient, hands-free solution for spotless glass surfaces. Whether you're dealing with towering windows or hard-to-reach ...

A research team at Hefei University of Technology (HFUT), China, has developed what it calls all-flexible, self-cleaning smart window that not only fine-tunes solar gain in real time but also protects ...

Some home cleaning tasks are straightforward, while others, like figuring out how to clean your windows, might have you scratching your head. Washing your windows, from the small ones in your bedroom ...

Researchers have developed a flexible, self-cleaning smart window that combines optical tuning, thermal control, and low energy use, offering a multifunctional solution to energy loss in buildings.

Credit: René Ramos/Lifehacker/NurPhoto, DaryaDanik/iStock via Getty Images In Lifehacker’s series, “A Guide to Automating Your Entire Home,” we’re highlighting all the ways you can power your home ...

The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 and subsequent stay-at-home directives caused many people to reevaluate their domestic quality of life. For some, this led to adopting additional ...