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The development of transparent panel products will have other potential advanced applications including high strength, impact-resistant materials that can be used for domestic windows and skylights. Perhaps more important is that walls and other applications will have improved overall strength, especially for high-shear conditions found in high seismic and wind exposures. If the expected improvements in mechanical properties bear out, the traditional limits seen on glazing areas in today's building codes could quickly become outdated if the window area actually contributes to the shear resistance of the wall.

Currently available infrared transparent materials typically exhibit a trade-off between optical performance, mechanical strength and price. For example, [[sapphire]] (crystalline [[alumina]]) is very strong, but it is expensive and lacks full transparency throughout the 3–5 micrometer mid-infrared range. [[Yttria]] is fully transparent from 3–5 micrometers, but lacks sufficient strength, hardness, and thermal shock resistance for high-performance aerospace applications. Not surprisingly, aA combination of these two materials in the form of the [[yttrium aluminium garnet]] (YAG) is one of the top performers in the field.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

==Absorption of light in solids==