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"Elephant skin" mycelium tiles keep buildings chilled – and look cool, too
Oyster mushrooms and repurposed bamboo furniture scraps may be an unlikely combination for a tough building material, but ...
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New Mushroom Tile Mimics Elephant Skin to Cool Buildings Without Any Electricity
We’ve all felt the rising temperatures for the past few years. That oppressive heat radiating off concrete walls in the sun has been baking our skins, straining air conditioners, and swelling energy ...
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NTU scientists develop energy-free cooling tiles inspired by fungi and elephants
What sets this new development apart is the addition of a textured surface inspired by nature. The researchers have engineered the tiles with a wrinkled, bumpy surface that mimics ...
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A ‘fungi tile’ with an elephant skin texture to cool buildings
NTU scientists, in collaboration with local ecology and biomimicry design firm bioSEA, have developed ‘fungi tiles’ that ...
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NTU Singapore scientists create ‘fungi tiles’ with elephant skin texture to cool buildings
A team of scientists have developed ‘fungi tiles’ that could one day help to bring the heat down in buildings without ...
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Scientists develop fungi tiles that mimic elephant skin to cool buildings without power
Scientists in Singapore have created special wall tiles made from fungi that could help cool buildings naturally, without ...
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NTU Singapore Develops Fungi Tiles for Cooling Buildings
NTU Singapore scientists, in collaboration with local ecology and biomimicry design firm bioSEA, developed ‘fungi tiles’ that ...
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NTU Singapore Scientists Create ‘Fungi Tiles’ With Elephant Skin Texture To Cool Buildings
Building on this proven insulating property, the NTU Singapore team worked with local ... We were inspired by how an elephant could cool itself in hot weather without sweat glands, and tried ...
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Fungi Tile Mimics Elephant Skin for Cool Buildings
NTU scientists, in collaboration with local ecology and biomimicry design firm bioSEA, have developed 'fungi tiles' that could help cool buildings ...