Glasslight

A clever idea from a young Australian industrial designer could change the way we look at windows in our homes, while providing an eco-friendly energy solution. According to Core77 Damien Savio has figured out a way to merge a window with solar lighting.

No word on how well you can see through the Lightway during the day, but six hours of 60w strength ambient lighting is night is pretty amazing. You can even take one of the panes and play sci-fi explorer using it as a uber-modern flashlight.

Of course, the window itself is just a concept and Savio is working on the patents and stuff (silly lawyer things). But the idea alone merits interest, even if I will probably complain about the light quality.

So far, my experience with eco-friendly lightbulbs has been anything but bright:

Our annoyingly dim compact fluorescents have been properly banished to the garage.