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"Elephant skin" mycelium tiles keep buildings chilled – and look cool, too

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Oyster mushrooms and repurposed bamboo furniture scraps may be an unlikely combination for a tough building material, but engineers have used this curious mix to create a new biomimicry-inspired tile, featuring bumps and crevices like elephant skin, designed to keep walls cool and withstand the elements.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: Nanyang Technological University, Cooling, Construction, Biomimicry, Mushrooms, Bamboo, Tiles

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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 using electricity. These “fungi tiles” are inspired by the way elephants stay cool in hot weather—even though they don’t have sweat glands. The team from Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore), working with local design firm bioSEA, used […] The post Scientists develop fungi tiles that mimic elephant skin to cool bu…

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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 engineers have used this curious mix to create a new biomimicry-inspired tile, featuring bumps and crevices like elephant skin, designed to keep walls cool and withstand the elements.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: Nanyang Technological University, Cooling, Construction, Biomimicry, Mushrooms, Bamboo, Tiles

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