Engineers in Singapore have developed a sustainable cooling tile made from mushrooms and bamboo. It's a new biodegradable building material that mimics elephant skin and can keep buildings cool ...
Using a temperature-driven "wax motor," researchers have created an adaptive roof tile system that helps keep a room at a comfortable 18 °C (65 °F). It delivers an extraordinary 3.1X reduction in ...
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All-natural elephant skin-inspired fungi tiles offer upto 70% more cooling for buildings
A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed an innovative wall tile made from mycelium, the root network of fungi. These “fungi tiles” could ...
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Elephant skin-inspired 'fungi tiles' keep buildings cool without electricity: 'Promising eco-friendly alternative'
With record-high temperatures likely to sweep the globe this summer, access to cool air will be vital. But cranking the air conditioning increases energy use and can be both environmentally and ...
A team of scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed ‘fungi tiles’ that could one day help to bring the heat down in buildings without consuming ...
An architect couple, Carol Marra and Ken Yeh, used tile remnants and mismatched boards to outfit their energy efficient mountain dwelling. Carol Marra and Ken Yeh on the deck of their house in the ...
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