NanoMarkets Releases Latest Report Analyzing the Market for Smart Glass in the Automotive Sector

NanoMarkets has published a new report titled “Smart Glass in the Automotive Sector – 2013.”

Glen Allen, Virginia – December 5, 2012 — Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets has published a new report titled “Smart Glass in the Automotive Sector – 2013.” This report projects that revenues from smart glass and related coatings sold to the automotive sector will reach $3.5 billion by 2018.

Additional details about the report are available at http://nanomarkets.net/market_reports/report/smart_glass_in_the_automotive_sector_2013.

This report provides an in-depth analysis of the worldwide automotive smart glass market, covering self-tinting, self-cleaning, self-healing and device-embedded glass. Eight-year revenue forecasts are included with break outs by type of materials, functionality and the applications within the vehicle in which smart glass is used. The smart glass applications covered are windshields, mirrors, sunroofs, other automotive windows and dashboards.

The companies discussed in this report include: 3M, American Glass, Apple, ASG, AutoGlass, Balcony Systems, BASF, Bayer, Cardinal, Carlex, ChromoGenics, Corning, Dow Chemical, Gentex, Guardian, Hitachi, Hypho Technology, NeoView Kolon, Nissan, NSG/Pilkington, Pleotint, RavenBrick, Research Frontiers, Saint-Gobain, Samsung, Solutia/Eastman, Sage, and others. The report also discusses adoption strategies for smart glass by the major automobile and light truck companies.

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NanoMarkets’ bullish view of automotive smart glass is fostered by the fact that smart glass is used to promote safety, style and fuel economy; exactly the factors that have led to new technology deployment in the automotive sector for decades. Today, dimmable mirrors are the only automotive application that uses large amounts of smart glass; they currently account for well over $450 million in annual smart glass consumption. However, novel coatings based on nanomaterials and biomaterials will emerge that will bring self-cleaning and self-repairing glass up to performance levels suitable for use in automotive applications.

Windshield glass usage in individual vehicles continues to increase as does the number of models with large areas of roof glass. Glass is also important to the worldwide trend towards smaller vehicles; greater use of glass generates an impression of light and space. This presents the smart glass suppliers with a growing addressable market, despite the automotive market being in the doldrums. Some small vehicles now have as many as 15 glazed apertures, many fundamental to the overall appearance of the vehicle.

The windshield should be the main target for automotive smart glass suppliers over the next decade and NanoMarkets expects the windshield aperture to consume $1.3 billion in smart glass products by 2018. Smart glass efforts are leading to such concepts as the wiperless windshield, the smart solar windshield and the self-repairing windshield.

Smart glass sales for automotive information systems are also likely to grow fast. Such systems already use touch-screen technology with a large-area touch sensor embedded in the top glass. In the future we will see more glass-embedded sensors that turn on lights or wipers as outside conditions vary. Augmented displays for navigation purposes will also require smart glass in both windshields and instrument panels; windshields will have to be treated with a reflective coating on one side and an anti-reflective coating on the other for data to be projected onto the dashboard. Sales of smart glass for device-embedded applications such as these will generate $710 million by 2018.

About NanoMarkets:
NanoMarkets tracks and analyzes emerging markets in energy, electronics and other areas created by developments in advanced materials. The firm is the recognized leader in industry analysis and forecasts for the windows and glass industry and has published reports on a variety of smart glass.

Visit http://www.nanomarkets.net for a full listing of NanoMarkets’ reports and other services.

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HealthEdSolutions.com Launches Special Section: Your Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider Manual

Online Certification Provider Helps Healthcare Professionals and First Responders

Lincoln, NE, December 04, 2012 – Health Education Solutions (HES), a leading provider of online healthcare certification courses today announced that it has launched a new Provider Manual special section on its website at www.HealthEdSolutions.com. Intended to provide a quick refresher or act as a “cheat sheet” for providing lifesaving care, this special section includes overviews of information that healthcare providers and first responders would typically find in an advanced cardiac life support provider manual, a pediatric advanced life support provider manual, a basic life support provider manual or a CPR/AED/first aid provider manual.

“The need for qualified professionals who are certified in and knowledgeable about emergency care continues to grow,” said Melissa Marks, president of HES. “Health Education Solutions’ primary goal is to offer valuable educational resources to these individuals in order to help them continue to provide lifesaving care.”

As the need for emergency care continues to rise, knowledge of lifesaving algorithms has become increasingly valuable for first responders and healthcare professionals. According to 2011 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, emergency room visits have increased over a 10-year period; from 2000 to 2010, visits among individuals under 18 years increased from 20.3 percent of the population to 22.1 percent of the population visiting an emergency room, from 20.5 percent to 22 percent among individuals ages 18 to 44 years, and from 17.6 percent to 19.2 percent among individuals ages 45 to 64 years. Visits have stayed steady at 23.7 percent among individuals 65 and older.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, car crashes, natural disasters, violence and other emergencies will continue to drive demand for first responders such as emergency medical technicians and paramedics. In addition, growth in the elderly population will create more demand for emergency response to an increasing number of age-related health emergencies such as heart attacks or strokes.

HES provides educational resources and training programs to help healthcare professionals and first responders gain the knowledge and certifications they need to provide emergency care. The certification provider offers an advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) training program online, as well as an ACLS recertification program online.

In addition, HES offers online pediatric advanced life support (PALS) certification and recertification courses, basic life support (BLS), cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) certification and first aid training. Courses are designed to enable busy professionals with nontraditional work schedules the flexibility to seek certification at their own pace and in their own time.

Online resources provided by HES include an advanced cardiac life support study guide, advanced cardiovascular life support provider manual, and a variety of articles and infographics focused on emergency care trends, career advancement and training resources. In addition, HES offers a series of practice tests for individuals needing a refresher before seeking recertification.

About Health Education Solutions
Health Education Solutions (HES) is a leading provider of continuing education solutions for healthcare professionals. HES, a subsidiary of Nelnet Inc. (NYSE: NNI), offers ACLS and PALS courses developed in partnership with medical faculty at Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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