> I know that the core of the article is about millimeter thick inner panes
Yes, those are new. That's what the article is about. Your opening snark makes no sense in the context of the article, which you yourself admit, but you were so eager to feel superior that you posted it anyway.
Corning is an American company, by the way. Feel free to explain how that makes us stupid and backwards.
Yes and no. The article is about how much energy a new product saves. But only compared to what appears to be standard american windows. Because compared to a normal, 21st century european windows, it would be negligible.
> Typical double-pane windows have hardly changed since their invention a century ago.
Yes, those are new. That's what the article is about. Your opening snark makes no sense in the context of the article, which you yourself admit, but you were so eager to feel superior that you posted it anyway.
Corning is an American company, by the way. Feel free to explain how that makes us stupid and backwards.