Engineers Borrowed from the Beast
Panels created in the likeness of fur capture light at any angle more efficiently than silicon. The tubular fiber structure acts as a natural light guide, making a breakthrough in alternative energy. 🔋
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Panels created in the likeness of fur capture light at any angle more efficiently than silicon. The tubular fiber structure acts as a natural light guide, making a breakthrough in alternative energy. 🔋
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In Sweden, there’s an ice hotel in Jukkasjärvi village that gets rebuilt every year.
It’s entirely made of ice and snow, including beds and the bar, with temperatures inside never rising above -5°C! Guests sleep in sleeping bags and drink hot juice from ice glasses in the morning.
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It’s entirely made of ice and snow, including beds and the bar, with temperatures inside never rising above -5°C! Guests sleep in sleeping bags and drink hot juice from ice glasses in the morning.
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Singapore: The Urban Canyon Effect
Singapore is a city that has learned to control its climate through architecture. The density of skyscraper construction creates so-called "urban canyons" that force wind patterns to cool the streets.
This isn't just aesthetics: when designing buildings, architects use wind computer modeling to cool the streets naturally. Singapore’s climate is the result of engineering calculations that turn the stuffy tropics into a manageable urban environment.
The city essentially functions as one giant open-air air conditioner.
#Singapore #Climate #Urbanism
Singapore is a city that has learned to control its climate through architecture. The density of skyscraper construction creates so-called "urban canyons" that force wind patterns to cool the streets.
This isn't just aesthetics: when designing buildings, architects use wind computer modeling to cool the streets naturally. Singapore’s climate is the result of engineering calculations that turn the stuffy tropics into a manageable urban environment.
The city essentially functions as one giant open-air air conditioner.
#Singapore #Climate #Urbanism
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Secret of mollusks stone grip
Marine mollusks use a rare amino acid with iron to stick to granite. ⚓ The resulting material is stronger than the best epoxy resins created in engineering labs.
#Chemistry #Discoveries #Nature
Marine mollusks use a rare amino acid with iron to stick to granite. ⚓ The resulting material is stronger than the best epoxy resins created in engineering labs.
#Chemistry #Discoveries #Nature
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