Wing windows, once a staple of automotive design, have largely disappeared from modern vehicles. These small, pivoting windows located in the front of the main car windows served multiple purposes ...

Industrial-scale production of a self-cleaning film covering for windows may soon be possible thanks to an invention that borrows the microscopic surface patterns of a butterfly wing. Industrial-scale ...

In the late '30s, wing or vent windows appeared as both a convenience item and a means of providing varied levels of cross-ventilation into the interior. This replaced the former method, a windshield ...

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The Corsair has two little windows on the leading edge of its wings. One contains the gun camera while the equipment in the other helps the plane land on an aircraft carrier at night. The “Approach ...