If smart glasses, such as Google “Glass” emerge as a mass market item – perhaps replacing smart phones as the main mobile computing and communications platform over the next decade — they will generate $3.2 billion in new business revenues for the makers of sensors, lightguides, microdisplays and micromirrors.  So says a new report from NanoMarkets.  The report, “Smart Glasses:  Component and Technology Markets — 2014” notes that smart glasses technology is at an early stage of development and will create opportunities for both novel optical subsystems such as virtual retinal displays (VRDs) and advanced human-computer interfaces such as eye-tracking and brain-computer interfaces (BCIs).

According to a new NanoMarkets report, the total market for building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) is expected to grow from $2.4 billion this year to nearly $6 billion by 2017 and nearly $23 billion by 2021. 

According to a new NanoMarkets report – “Smart Windows Markets: 2014-2021” — revenues from smart windows will reach $766 million by 2019 and then ramp up to $1.1 billion by 2021. In addition, the related – but more mature – market for smart automotive mirrors will reach $1.4 billion in 2019.

The market for building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) glass will grow from $823 million ($US) in 2014 to $2.7 billion in 2019 according to a newly released report by industry analyst firm NanoMarkets.  The report also states that BIPV glass shipped will surpass 7.6 million square meters by 2021. This report is the latest study from this firm, which has been covering the BIPV market since 2007 

NanoMarkets today announced the release of its report titled “Flexible Glass Markets, 2014 and Beyond.”  NanoMarkets believes that despite recent setbacks for flexible glass in the display market, this interesting material still has the potential to reach revenues of $348 million (USD) in 2019

NanoMarkets has published a new report, “Smart Glass Opportunities in the Automotive Industry – 2014” covering the market for smart glass in the automotive sector.  In this report the NanoMarkets says it expects this market to reach $2.1 billion by 2019, compared with $1.0 billion in 2014.  

Revenues from smart windows in buildings and vehicles are growing and according to a new report from NanoMarkets, the value of the coatings, glass and other materials used by the smart (i.e., self-tinting) windows sector will be almost $ 545 million by 2019 growing to around $ 770 million by 2021.

NanoMarkets today announced the release of its new report, “Worldwide Smart Windows Markets 2013-2020.” This report analyzes and forecasts opportunities for smart (self-dimming) windows in residential buildings, commercial real estate, automobiles and trucks, aircraft and public transportation.