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eLstar's electrophoteric dynamic glass, based on unique electrophoretic light modulator technology, is bendable due to the use of 0.5 mm glass. This cutting-edge innovative technology enables new applications for dynamic glass in architecture and automotive. 
eLstar is now developing an all-plastic fully bendable version for even broader applications. See our video.


eLstar develops highly flexible 1mm thick dynamic smart glass. 

Because it’s Smarter!  

ELM is the most adaptive and versatile smart glass technology in the industry, and enables ultra high performance smart glass with outstanding clarity. 

With our patented solutions, we offer the industry’s widest range of modulation from <0.2% to more than 70%. ELM smart glass can switch from dark to transparent state in a matter of seconds, regardless of size.

Why Electrophoretic Light Modulator (ELM) technology?

Proprietary Design

eLstar’s Adaptive Glass Configuration

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RIBA-Approved CPD Materials

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eLstar Dynamics adaptive glass in action

Founding of eLstar

Breakthrough with our technology

Let’s shape the future together!

Building our own ink-facility

Finishing the ink-facility

Large scale prototype : 1300x 1100mm

The roadmap of our technology

An extensive IP Portfolio

Independent of 3rd party IP

The array design is based on a patented concept that delivers high optical performance, at lower power, without the need for complex processes or materials.

Design

This is the company’s ‘Secret Recipe’. Or more precisely, ‘Secret Recipes’. eLstar Dynamic maintains a broad portfolio of ink formulations. Strictly controlled by company Trade Secrecy policies. Being pigment based, it is possible to create a limitless palette of colors, with superb neutrality throughout the dynamic range.

Combining the array concept with the specific characteristics of each ink requires complex drive schemes, capable of maintaining high levels of performance and fidelity, over a broad range of challenging applications.

Drive

Design, Ink and Drive

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The future belongs not to the biggest or the strongest, but to those who are most willing to adapt

Technology

eLstar offers the most sustainable and affordable smart glass technology available today.


Sustainability within Reach

Buildings are currently responsible for 39% of global energy related carbon emissions (World Green Building Council)

Global Carbon Emissions

28% of that comes from operational emissions - energy needed to heat, cool and power buildings.

Operational Emissions

And 11% of carbon emissions in buildings are from materials and construction

Materials and Constructions

The Impact of Buildings on our Planet

Watch our CEO Anthony Slack present our groundbreaking smart glass technology at Fensterbau Frontale in Nuremberg. 

Transforming the Future of Construction and Architecture

Halve the Global CO2 Emissions by 2050

We are doing our Part

eLstar’s Sustainability Pledge

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Due to its ability to adapt to solar heat and light depending on weather conditions and comfort needs, switchable glass can reduce energy demand by more than 20%.

Reduce Energy Demands

Smart Glass Market to Touch USD 15.02 Billion by 2026; Rising Demand for Switchable Glass in Commercial Structures to Boost the Market

Fortune Business Insights

Rising Demand

Reducing carbon footprints is our focus

Glass for Europe

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Sustainability in your market

Have any questions about sustainability?

Do not show -Buildings account for approximately two-thirds of greenhouse gas emissions in major cities such as New York City

Watch eLstar CEO Anthony Slack's virtual presentation at the 2023 International Conference on Display Technology (ICDT) on April 3, in Nanjing, China. 

How Dynamic Glass can Help the Display Industry and Help Save the world

Sustainability

eLstar offers smart glass with the widest dynamic range (both visible and invisible spectrum) of any technology currently available. However, cost, as much as performance has been the limiting factor for growth of smart glass applications. 

Profound Impact in Massive Markets

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eLstar’s unique technology creates unprecedented opportunities for smart glass in the architecture, automotive and specialist markets.

ATTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

Automotive, Architecture and  Consumer Electronics

UNIQUE AND VERSATILE TECHNOLOGY

We Solve the Puzzle for Smart Glass Market Growth

Automotive Optimization 

Applications for the architectural market

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Dutch Leadership and Beyond

Meet our Team

From Eindhoven, Netherlands, watch our CEO Anthony Slack and CTO Romaric Massard explain how eLstar’s technology works.

Smart Glass Innovation

About eLstar

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– eLstar Dynamics, a leading developer of smart adaptive glass, and Smartglass International, the world’s premier manufacturer of switchable glass, announce a partnership to manufacture, market and distribute eLstar’s revolutionary smart glass. Smartglass offers unparalleled experience and world-class quality to every aspect of its switchable manufacturing process, achieving the highest level of clarity and consistency with a proven track record of over 4,000 projects worldwide. eLstar is dedicated to offering sustainable and affordable adaptive smart glass driven by ELM technology and enabling substantial energy savings and increased visual comfort. Together they achieved the first ELM-based smart glass switching from opaque to clear at record-breaking speed.

“We are very excited to partner with Smartglass and achieve this big milestone for adaptive glass technology,” said Anthony Slack, CEO of eLstar Dynamics. “With Smartglass’ world-class quality and expertise, we achieved the first-ever ELM IGU that can operate at the fastest pace of 0.1% to 70% transmission in less than 20 seconds. We continue to push the envelope and are fully committed to developing a better, clearer, and more sustainable product that is affordable to all.” 

“We are pleased to have achieved this significant milestone with eLstar Dynamics and be part of this effort of making smart glass sustainable and affordable,” said Michael Kelleher, Director,

Smartglass International. “We look forward to working closely and pursuing new opportunities in the expanding smart glass market.”

November 7, 2023, Eindhoven, Netherlands– eLstar Dynamics, a leading developer of smart adaptive glass, and Smartglass International, the world’s premier manufacturer of switchable glass, announce a partnership to manufacture, market and distribute eLstar’s revolutionary smart glass. 

eLstar Dynamics partners with Smartglass International to successfully manufacture the first electrophoretic light modulator (ELM)-based insulated glazing unit (IGU) operating from 0.1% to 70% transmission in less than 20 seconds

, a leading developer of dynamic glass, has secured a two-million-euro investment from the Dutch family office Panthea. The funds will help complete the development of eLstar’s dynamic glass product, designed to meet the booming demand for sustainable and energy-efficient solutions for buildings and vehicles.

“We have seen eLstar grow rapidly in the past couple of years and revolutionize the adaptive glass industry with its strong commitment to sustainable solutions across various industries,” says a spokesperson for Panthea. “We are excited to support eLstar in meeting its commercialization milestones, and look forward to witnessing the company’s commercial success and the environmental impact their products will have.”

“We are grateful for the support of our newest investor,” said Anthony Slack, CEO of eLstar Dynamics. “With our commitment to developing sustainable solutions for the construction and automotive industries, we are well-positioned for continued growth and delivering the most sustainable adaptive glass solutions, optimized for climate-change adaptation and mitigation.”

eLstar has raised a total of 13 million euros to date from Wafloma and Panthea BV, two Dutch family offices with strategic interests in eLstar’s sustainability-focused technology.

Buildings are responsible for 39% of global energy-related carbon emissions (

). eLstar is fully committed to developing smart glass solutions for buildings and automotive that lower waste and achieve net zero emissions in the future.

 is a leading developer and provider of adaptive smart glass for a wide range of applications such as architecture, automotive and specialty markets. eLstar addresses the needs for attainable solutions by offering sustainable and affordable smart glass. By using existing manufacturing facilities, eLstar can produce smart glass with much lower energy and impact to the environment.

eLstar Dynamics Announces Two Million Euros in Series A Funding  
 
eLstar's latest round of funding will accelerate the commercialization of sustainable and affordable adaptive glass, and strengthen its commitment to lowering global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. 


eLstar Dynamics Announces Two Million Euros in Series A Funding 

– eLstar Dynamics, a leading developer of dynamic glass, today announced that Dr. Andrew Loxley has joined the company as Chief Strategy Officer.

Dr. Loxley joins eLstar with extensive experience and expertise with a career spanning thirty years in more than ten startups, including E Ink, A123 Systems and Lubrizol Life Sciences Health. Dr. Loxley has played a key role in the development of several groundbreaking technologies, including e-paper, flexible touchscreens, safe EV batteries, contraceptive implants, and dynamic glass.

“Andrew’s extensive experience and expertise will play a key role in bringing eLstar’s solutions to market and expanding our technology and product portfolio,” says Anthony Slack, CEO of eLstar Dynamics. “We’re very excited to welcome Andrew to the team, and look forward to his contribution in helping eLstar be the breakthrough technology in dynamic glass.”

“I am thrilled to join the eLstar leadership team and look forward to the launch of automotive, architectural and display products based on our extraordinary electrophoretic technology,” said Andrew Loxley.”

Dr. Loxley is the author of over 40 patents, and co-creator of thriving businesses worth over $10 billion.

May 16, 2024, Eindhoven, Netherlands – eLstar Dynamics, a leading developer of dynamic glass, today announced that Dr. Andrew Loxley has joined the company as Chief Strategy Officer.

eLstar Dynamics announces Dr. Andrew Loxley as Chief Strategy Officer

May 10, 2022, San Jose, CA, from Display Week– 

eLstar Dynamics, a leading developer of smart adaptive glass, announces the opening of its first ink production facility based in Eindhoven, Netherlands. This new facility represents the first phase of expansion for ink production, with a capacity to produce enough ink for 300,000m2 – 400,000m2 of smart glass. The new facility will be used to scale up the manufacturing process of “solar-control” inks for energy-saving dimmable windows, skylights and automotive applications. eLstar Dynamics’ unique smart glass technology offers unparalleled control of solar glare and heat.

“We have made striking advances in the past several years with our adaptive switchable glass technology, offering high optical clarity, low distortion and superior optical range,” said Anthony Slack, CEO of eLstar Dynamics. “We’re excited to open this new facility in Eindhoven’s high tech center and look forward to scaling up our production in anticipation of the growing demands for dimmable energy-savings windows.”

elStar Dynamics’ smart adaptive glass technology offers superior controlled and sustainable visual comfort. With years of research and testing, the company has developed a cost-effective solution that is optically superior across both visible and NIR spectrums and can be produced and customized in any color imaginable.

For more information, visit eLstar Dynamics this week at Display Week, booth 839, in San Jose, California, or visit 


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eLstar Dynamics, a leading developer of smart adaptive glass, ramps up manufacturing production for state-of-the-art
dimmable glass optimized for the architecture and automotive industries

eLstar Dynamics Opens Ink Production Facility in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

eclipseTM dynamic glass is based on eLstar's proprietary electrophoretic light modulator (ELM) technology, and this unveiling showcases the first large units produced in a commercial manufacturing facility

eclipseTM will be unveiled at Glasstec on October 22 at 10:00, at eLstar’s booth C16 in Hall 11

October 21, 2024, Dusseldorf, Germany (Glasstec) 

, the leading developer of high-performance glass, announces the unveiling of large-scale eclipseTM dynamic glass this week at 

. eclipseTM, based on eLstar's proprietary electrophoretic light modulator (ELM) technology, is the most sustainable dynamic glass available. It is made from non-toxic, earth-abundant, recyclable materials, and reduces energy consumption in buildings and vehicles, lowering utility bills and CO2 footprint.

At just 1 mm thick, and available in custom sizes up to 2.9 meters x 3.3 meters, eclipseTM is also the lightest, largest, and most versatile dynamic glass available, fully compatible with traditional downstream processes such as lamination and fabrication of insulating glass units.

“Sustainability and lowering carbon emissions are our main focus at eLstar,” said Anthony Slack, CEO of eLstar Dynamics. “We are excited about this demonstration of large-scale commercially-sourced eclipseTM dynamic glass, and we invite everyone to come and see samples at our Glasstec booth. We continue to revolutionize the smart glass industry by developing solutions that are friendly for our planet.”

eclipseTM uses electrophoretic ink technology, proven in more than one billion e-readers, enabling customizable closed-state colours and a completely colour-neutral open state, providing all the benefits of natural light, or blocking it in seconds for privacy and comfort.

 is the leading developer and provider of high-performance glass, such as dynamic smart glass, for a wide range of applications including architecture, automotive and specialty markets. eLstar Dynamics addresses the needs for attainable solutions by offering sustainable and affordable smart glass. By using existing manufacturing facilities, eLstar can produce smart glass with much lower energy and impact to the environment.

eLstar Dynamics Unveils Large-Scale eclipseTM Dynamic Glass at Glasstec 2024  

May 10, 2022, San Jose, CA, from Display Week 2022

– eLstar Dynamics, a leading developer of smart adaptive glass, announces the development of a new array design using an electrophoretic light modulator (ELM) to achieve the utmost glass clarity. eLstar Dynamics’ new design, named Purity, minimizes discoloration, haze and diffraction, offering a low distortion and crystal clear glass optimized for windows. In addition to enhancing the clarity of the glass, eLstar Dynamics’ adaptive glass can be produced and customized in any color imaginable and offers substantial energy-savings by controlling the amount of solar energy that enters a building; therefore, creating windows that are clear, energy efficient and comfortable. eLstar Dynamics will demonstrate Purity at #WirelessWeek2022 from May 10 to 12, in San Jose, California, at booth 839.

“All smart glass technologies suffer from some kind of visible effect,” says Anthony Slack, CEO of eLstar Dynamics. “With our new state-of-the-art Purity design, we are able to reduce and minimize any distortion, therefore offering a clear smart glass for comfortable, energy-efficient spaces.”

The new Purity design represents the application of a considerable body of work aimed at optimizing device structures to ensure a highly effective switching function of the ELM. Simultaneously, Purity minimizes optical distortions, and allows for the electro-optic switching characteristic to remain consistent across the entire range.

For more information, visit eLstar Dynamics this week at booth 839 at Display Week in San Jose, California, or visit 

eLstar Dynamics, a leading developer of smart adaptive glass, announces the development of a new array design using an electrophoretic light modulator (ELM) to achieve the utmost glass clarity.

eLstar Dynamics Develops New Smart Glass Array Design.

, a leading developer of smart adaptive glass, and Morphotonics, the leading large-area nanoimprinting equipment company, announce a successful collaboration using nanoimprinted (NIL) spacers as part of the smart glass fabrication process. This advanced manufacturing process is based on eLstar’s proprietary electrophoretic technology and Morphotonics’ unique Roll-to-Plate (R2P) nanoimprinting technology. By enabling flexibility in the spacer design, especially for large-area glass substrates, it allows more design versatility and lowered manufacturing costs.

“Using NIL to create spacers is a new innovative process that enables flexibility in the spacer process, making smart glass sustainable and even more affordable,” says Anthony Slack, CEO of eLstar Dynamics. “We are pleased to see positive results in this project working closely with Morphotonics, given their market leadership in this area, and look forward to exploring the many possibilities NIL has to offer.”

“There is a great fit between eLstar’s smart glass product size, quality, and cost targets and what we offer through our large-area nanoimprinting technology,” added Onno Lint, CEO of Morphotonics. “This further validates the versatility of our R2P equipment and its ability to address diverse applications and markets beyond display optics. We are excited to support eLstar’s go-to-market efforts and can’t wait to see their smart glass in action.”

eLstar’s cutting-edge adaptive smart glass, with its new Purity design, reduces and minimizes glass distortion therefore offering a clear smart glass for superior visual comfort and energy savings. eLstar’s adaptive smart glass, driven by electrophoretic light modulator (ELM) technology, allows control of the solar energy that enters a building or vehicle and enables solar heat to enter when it’s needed and to be absorbed when unwanted.

Morphotonics’ market-proven R2P imprint technology enables the high-volume manufacturing of nano/micron-size surface structures over extremely large areas.This leads to unprecedented cost advantages and radically improved products for customers in the display, sensing, solar, and other deep technology sectors, where such manufacturing precision with cost-competitiveness is the prerequisite for mass-market entry.

 is a leading developer and provider of adaptive smart glass for a wide range of applications such as architecture, automotive and specialty markets. eLstar addresses the needs for attainable solutions by offering sustainable and affordable smart glass. By using existing manufacturing facilities, eLstar is able to produce smart glass with much lower energy and impact to the environment.

is the leading supplier of Roll-to-Plate (R2P) nanoimprint technology solutions. Our innovative nanoimprint equipment, consumables, and process know-how enable micro-and nanostructures to be applied on extremely large areas in high volume production. This leads to improved products with cost advantages for our customers in the display, automotive, and other deep technology sectors. Morphotonics is located in the Brainport Region of Eindhoven in The Netherlands. Our R2P nanoimprint technology has been adopted by leading customers in Europe, United States and Asia.

eLstar and Morphotonics successfully demonstrate new spacing capabilities as part of eLstar’s patented electrophoretic (ELM) glass fabrication process

eLstar Dynamics and Morphotonics collaborate to achieve flexible spacer design for smart glass using advanced nanoimprinting processes

February 28, 2024, Eindhoven, Netherlands

– eLstar Dynamics, a leading developer of smart adaptive glass, and TNO, the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, announce the development of new non-transparent switchable glass-based panels (‘SwitchARP’) that aims to accelerate energy renovation in homes and buildings. This switchable façade features a cost-effective, sustainable and innovative way to regulate heat management for homes and buildings by regulating the absorption and reflection of sunlight.

The 2-year project, which is partly financed by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (

), consists of developing a switchable building shell that regulates heating and cooling. In winter, the dark facade absorbs the sun's heat and in summer the building switches electronically to a reflective panel to block out sunlight. The project combines the technology of eLstar's Electrophoretic Light Modulator (ELM) and TNO's knowledge in the field of adaptive facades and layered materials.

The project aims to validate that a switchable non-transparent building envelope can contribute technically, energetically and economically to making buildings more sustainable as an alternative to expensive and heavy insulation solutions. Besides energy reduction, the next generation panels may even produce energy for heating in winter.

“Our collaboration with TNO aims to find more sustainable and lower-cost solutions to complex insulation in homes and buildings, as well as expands the use of eLstar’s technology beyond use in windows, to cover all aspects of building façade energy efficiency,” said Anthony Slack, CEO of eLstar Dynamics. “Increasing thermal absorption directly on the façade using direct sunlight can significantly reduce the heat demand in winter and cooling demand in summer.”

“In this project, we develop energy-efficient façades with the combination of the knowledge of TNO in adaptive thin film technology and the knowledge of eLstar. TNO's test-and-measurement equipment will be used to create and test the panels in both lab and external environment at the 

 facilities,” said Jonathan van den Ham, scientist at TNO Materials Solutions department.

 is a leading developer and provider of adaptive smart glass for a wide range of applications such as architecture, automotive and specialty markets. eLstar addresses the needs for attainable solutions by offering sustainable and affordable smart glass. By using existing manufacturing facilities, eLstar is able to produce smart glass with much lower energy and impact to the environment.

February 28, 2024, Eindhoven, Netherlands– eLstar Dynamics, a leading developer of smart adaptive glass, and TNO, the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, announce the development of new non-transparent switchable glass-based panels (‘SwitchARP’) that aims to accelerate energy renovation in homes and buildings. This switchable façade features a cost-effective, sustainable and innovative way to regulate heat management for homes and buildings by regulating the absorption and reflection of sunlight. 

eLstar Dynamics and TNO partner to develop the building façade SwitchARP, a switchable non-transparent panel for sustainable and cost-effective energy regulation in homes and buildings

May 16, 2024, Display Week – San Jose, CA 

– eLstar Dynamics, a leading developer of dynamic glass, today announced it was awarded the Best Prototype Honoree at the 

 in San Jose, CA, on May 15, for its electrophoretic shutter technology with outstanding performance.

“We’re honored to receive this special award at Display Week and be recognized by our peers,” says Anthony Slack, CEO of eLstar Dynamics. “Our electrophoretic light modulator – ELM – technology has the potential to revolutionize the display industry, and we look forward to working with partners and customers to provide sustainable and affordable dynamic glass to all.”

The i-Zone award at Display Week is given by the Society for Information Display (SID) to recognize the best prototype. Please visit us at Display Week, booth 1740 in the E Ink Izone to see our demos and meet our team. If you are at the show enter our raffle for a daily giveaway of an Amazon Kindle that uses electrophoretic technology similar to eLstar’s.

May 16, 2024, Display Week – San Jose, CA – eLstar Dynamics, a leading developer of dynamic glass, today announced it was awarded the Best Prototype Honoree at the Display Week IZone in San Jose, CA, on May 15, for its electrophoretic shutter technology with outstanding performance.