Fokker Services Launches New SPD-Smart Product at Mro Europe

Element EDW -- Improving the Airline Passenger Experience by Controlling Outside Elements Entering the Aircraft Cabin - Seite 2

Light entering aircraft cabins through windows is a welcome cabin element – but only if it can be managed. Element EDWs provide the solution. Other outside elements coming through passenger windows -- heat and noise -- are unwelcome elements. OEMs and airlines make substantial investments in thermal and acoustic insulation materials that are integrated into the fuselage. However, the window openings have always been the "weak link" in limiting heat and noise entering the cabin. Until now. Element EDWs provide the solution.

Heat: Windows are the primary source of solar heat entering the cabin when the aircraft is on the ramp. The cabin becomes uncomfortably warm when on the ground, and passengers suffer. Element EDWs include transparent thermal insulation films, and provide welcome relief by delivering a cooler cabin. In addition to the thermal insulation layers, when the aircraft is parked, Element EDWs automatically switch darkly tinted, further increasing heat-blocking. No passenger or flight attendant actions are needed for this benefit.

Noise: Studies by NASA and others have demonstrated that windows are a primary source of noise entering an aircraft cabin. Passengers experience conscious and subconscious psychological and physiological distress. Element EDWs include innovative transparent acoustic insulation films, and these layers, plus the other films in the laminated panel, offer passengers a quieter cabin throughout the flight.

Element EDWs also offer a modern, aesthetically pleasing cabin interior. The design teams of Fokker Services and InspecTech Aero Service have developed an SPD-Smart EDW product that is easily integrated into the back of the cabin sidewall. This results in Element EDWs having a larger surface area than the window opening. When passengers view Element EDWs set to maximum darkness or intermediate tint levels, they perceive much larger windows. OEM and airline studies indicate that size matters – larger passenger windows are highly valued, and this Element EDW feature further improves the passenger experience.

About Research Frontiers Inc.

Research Frontiers (NASDAQ: REFR) is the developer of SPD-Smart light-control technology which allows users to instantly, precisely and uniformly control the shading of glass or plastic, either manually or automatically. Research Frontiers has built an infrastructure of over 40 licensed companies that collectively are capable of serving the growing global demand for smart glass products in automobiles, homes, buildings, museums, aircraft and boats. For more information, please visit our website at www.SmartGlass.com, and on Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Note: From time to time Research Frontiers may issue forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties. This press release contains forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ and are not guaranteed. Any forward-looking statements should be considered accordingly. "SPD-Smart" is a trademark of Research Frontiers Inc.

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For further information about SPD-Smart light-control technology, please contact:

Michael R. LaPointe
Vice President – Aerospace Products
Research Frontiers Inc.
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