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The unusual inspiration for this energy-free cooling system is elephant skin
Mimicking the heat-regulating ability of an elephant's skin, the bumpy fungus-based tiles improved cooling rates by as much ...
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All-natural elephant skin-inspired fungi tiles offer upto 70% more cooling for buildings
They designed the tile’s surface to mimic elephant skin, which is naturally structured with wrinkles and crevices to regulate heat. Laboratory tests revealed that the elephant skin–inspired ...