Name and where to get clear glass that frosts when current passed through it?

Question

Hello...

I am trying to find details of a modern glass suitable for use in a bathroom that is clear but that will also frost over when, I believe, an electrical current is passed through it.

In essense, the glass is in its static state see-through however if the bathroom is to be used a switch is flicked and the glass clouds/frosts.

The question is, can anyone tell me the correct name of this glass, where I might source it , and maybe even any iternet sites that have details of it?

Thanks for any information.

Answer 1

I'm also an electrician!! and I have heard of it. I think its called 'Smart Glass' it will be expensive and could be embarrasing if you get a power cut! I think it it goes dark rather than frosts over as it's liquid crystal. LCD

Try here...http://www.smartglassinternational.com/index.html

Answer 2

French company Saint-Gobain produces an “intelligent” glass called Privalite, which can be switched from an ordinary-looking clear glass to a foggy-looking frosted glass by running an electrical current over a polymer liquid-crystal film sandwiched between two plates of glass.

scraped from the website below. smartglass is the google keyword. there are commercially available windows and doors.

Answer 3

I'm an electrician and I can say I have never heard of it