About Us
What We Do
IR Dynamics is a nanotechnology company that has developed a low-cost solution to make windows more energy efficient. We make a dynamic material that automatically blocks heat from the sun when it’s warm outside, and let’s heat in when it’s cold outside. Our material can reduce heating and cooling costs for a building by up to 32% over plain double-pane windows. Reducing energy loss in buildings reduces carbon emissions and reduces the pace of climate change.
Our History
It’s often said that “material science is hard”. Part of what makes it hard is that advancing a new material can take a really long time.
In 2014, IR Dynamics (IRD) was founded by William Kurtz while working with Sandia National Labs to advance a synthesis method they developed to produce vanadium dioxide nanomaterials that could be used in energy efficiency products. In 2017, IRD moved into its lab in Albuquerque, NM and began synthesizing its own materials. The company won a $1.5M ARPAE SBIR grant in 2017 and formed a Joint Development Agreement with a major glass manufacturer in 2018. In 2022, IRD had a scientific breakthrough with a new synthesis method resulting in a thermochromic nanocoating with world-class, energy-saving potential. IRD is now moving toward pilot production and commercialization of its proprietary materials.