We report lanthanum oxyhydride (LaHO) as a new inorganic photochromic material for passive light-control coatings. The nanocrystalline films, deposited by magnetron sputtering, show: (i) reversible photodarkening; (ii) very fast optical recovery; (iii) good optical transparency in the clear state. This… Read More »New publication on photochromic thin films
Yesterday, the SWEB team met with representatives of NACO Technologies and DINEX to discuss current market needs, industrial challenges, and future collaboration opportunities. This exchange reflects one of SWEB’s core objectives to build a strong pipeline of industrial projects and strengthen… Read More »NACO Technologies and DINEX are looking for new opportunities within the SWEB project activities.
We proudly celebrate Dr. Juris Purans, Smart Windows for Zero Energy Buildings (SWEB) Project Manager, on receiving the Grand Medal of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Dr. Purans is one of Latvia’s most distinguished scientists, a habilitated doctor of physics,… Read More »Dr.phys. Juris Purāns receives the Grand Medal of the Latvian Academy of Sciences!
TFL students at RSD 2025! Students from the Thin Films Laboratory (TFL), Emija Letko and Edvards Strods, participated in the international conference RSD 2025 in Manchester, UK. They presented their latest results on reactive magnetron sputtering and photochromic thin films,… Read More »The TFL students activities at RSD 2025.
Our latest paper, “Growth-controlled photochromism in yttrium oxyhydride thin films deposited by HiPIMS and pulsed-DC magnetron sputtering” has been published in Vacuum (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0042207X26001521?via%3Dihub). The study shows that the photochromic performance of YHO thin films is strongly governed not only by… Read More »Growth-controlled photochromism in yttrium oxyhydride thin films deposited by HiPIMS and pulsed-DC magnetron sputtering.
On 9 February 2026 at the Institute of Solid State Physics, UL, the SWEB project hosted a seminar on capacity building towards lab-to-market with special focus on additive manufacturing, bringing to Riga two leading researchers whose work sits at the… Read More »A seminar on capacity building towards lab-to-market with special focus on additive manufacturing
The SWEB project has launched its 3rd Newsletter! This year has been a period of thoughtful progress for the SWEB team, as we continued to strengthen our scientific capacity and broaden the network that supports our long-term vision for advanced… Read More »
The coming year will open a new stage in the development of the SWEB project, with a strong focus on researcher mobility, scientific excellence, and deeper integration within the European and global research landscape. One of the central activities will… Read More »2026 is opening a new stage in the development of the SWEB project!
This year has been a period of thoughtful progress for the SWEB team, as we continued to strengthen our scientific capacity and broaden the network that supports our long-term vision for advanced chromogenic materials and smart windows. The work carried… Read More »Looking back to 2025 a period of thoughtful progress for the SWEB team
The SWEB project has launched its 2nd newsletter! This year’s INDUSTRY DAY 2025 and other activities focused on widening the SWEB project’s impact in the real industry sector and educational efforts to create new platforms for collaborative activities in the… Read More »The SWEB project continues its expansion in the INDUSTRY, EDUCATION and COLLABORATION sectors