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Beijing's "Bird's Nest"

The iconic National Stadium in Beijing, nicknamed the "Bird's Nest" for its oval shape and latticework structure, features 10,000 square meters of low-emissivity glass produced on Applied Materials' glass-coating systems. Not far from the stadium, the athletes' apartment buildings also have 9,000 square meters of energy-efficient coated glass in the apartments, which were converted to private use following the Games.

The Burj Dubai

Currently considered the world's tallest structure, more than 20 acres of Applied's low-e glass will help regulate energy use at the 110-story building. Not far from the Burj, the Dubai Airport uses glass as a key architectural feature in the low, aerodynamic structure-55,000 square meters of low-e glass from Applied.

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Sweden House

In Washington, D.C., the House of Sweden, home to the Swedish Embassy, contains 5,500 square meters of energy-efficient glass. House of Sweden has been praised for both aesthetics and energy efficiency, and was recently awarded Sweden's most prestigious architecture award, the 2007 Kasper Salin Prize.

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Manhattan's Hearst Tower

The Hearst Tower is wrapped in a full mile of low-emissivity (low-e) glass coated on Applied Materials' systems. Built atop the historic, six-story home to the Hearst publishing empire, the tower manifests the link between the past and the future. Stronger and more energy-efficient than regular glass, glass coated with low-e films keeps radiant heat in during the winter, and reflects infrared radiation from the sun in the summer.

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Energy-Saving Windows

You may have noticed that clear-glass buildings are springing up in cities across the United States. The reason dates back to some 1970s-era research designed to make windows more energy-efficient. In fact, this line of research turns out to be one of the biggest success stories to come out of the last energy crisis - and there are lessons to be learned, as America once again ramps up its energy research. Click here to read the entire article.

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