Address:
Glafo, PG Vejdes väg 15,
SE-351 96 Växjö
SWEDEN

Visitor's address:
Vejdes plats 3

Tel: +46 10 516 63 50
E-mail: info@glafo.se

You find a map at the
"about Glafo" page.

GLAFO KNOWS GLASS!
Glafo, the Glass Research Institute, works internationally with glass research, development, education and technical support, mainly to glass works, processors and users of glass. It can for instance concern flat glass (in buildings, vehicles and interiors) art glass, container glass, mineral wool, glass fibre and the interface to other materials.

We work mainly with projects or with contract work together with our members.


Transparent Intelligence


The very essence of glass, and its most important property, is its transparency.

Combining it with other transparent materials such as metal oxides, thin metal coatings and transparent polymers opens the way to creating a wide range of products with intelligent multi-function features.

Smart windows, screens with genuine multitouch capabilities, transparent solar cells and load-bearing glass structures are just a few examples.

To realise these potentials, Glafo is running a programme under the name of "Transparent Intelligence". Read more here.

Glafo is looking for a thesis worker within the theme glassfiberbased zeolite catalyst. Read more here.

New projects
- TIME - Transparent Intelligent Materials for Excellence

- Transparent Intelligence

Press release
Swedish glass-based technology exhibited at giant Spanish trade fair
Transparent antennas, radio shielding windows, transparent solar panels, interactive windows, privacy windows. All these things are included in the "Window of Opportunity" project. Read more here.

New members
We welcome Saint-Gobain Construction Products Polska and Glasakademin (the Glass Academy) as new members in the Glass Research Association Glafo. Read more here.

The Glass-wood project
A film was recorded by our head financier Tillväxtverket as an example of a successful innovative project. You can download the (4 min.) film from the project page here.








Optical profiler - great surface analysis
Read more here.

Stress meter
New instrument for stress measurement and strength assessment of flat glass. Read more here.

An Introduction to Glass - Craft, technology and art
Read more here and see example pages.

Glafo presentation

Please download the new Glafo booklet here.

Degree project at Glafo, read more here.