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New Mushroom Tile Mimics Elephant Skin to Cool Buildings Without Any Electricity
A team of scientists in Singapore has taken an unusual step in that direction. Drawing inspiration from elephant skin, ...
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"Elephant skin" mycelium tiles keep buildings chilled – and look cool, too
"To withstand the heat, elephants evolved to develop a skin that is heavily wrinkled which increases water retention and cools the animal by evaporation. We were inspired by how an elephant could ...
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“Elephant Skin” Fungi Tiles Provide Better Cooling for Buildings
Building on this proven insulating property, the NTU Singapore team worked with local ecology and biomimicry design firm bioSEA to add a bumpy, wrinkly texture to the tile, mimicking an elephant’s ...
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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 scientists create ‘fungi tiles’ with elephant skin texture to cool buildings
Building on this proven insulating property, the NTU Singapore team worked with local ecology and biomimicry design firm bioSEA to add a bumpy, wrinkly texture to the tile, mimicking an elephant’s ...