Interesting Engineering on MSN18h
All-natural elephant skin-inspired fungi tiles offer upto 70% more cooling for buildings
These “fungi tiles” could provide an energy-free solution for cooling buildings. The tiles combine mycelium with organic ...
AZoBuild on MSN1d
“Elephant Skin” Fungi Tiles Provide Better Cooling for Buildings
Researchers have developed fungal mycelium-based tiles that are more energy efficient than conventional building insulation ...
Nanyang Technological University2d
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 could help cool buildings down without consuming energy.
National Geographic news6y
Why African elephants appear wrinkled
The millions of micrometer-wide fractures in elephants’ skin retain mud and water after mud baths, helping the animals stay hydrated between trips to the water hole. Evaporation from the mud and ...
Smithsonian Magazine8d
How Do You Clean an 11-Ton Elephant? One Brushstroke at a Time
The National Museum of Natural History recently spruced up its iconic African elephant mount, which has greeted visitors ...
Southeast Express6d
This Wacky National Historic Landmark Started as a Real Estate Scheme in 19th Century New Jersey
Back when Atlantic City was just getting started, a real estate developer built a giant wooden elephant to attract buyers to the Jersey Shore. That six-story pachyderm, Lucy, has outlasted pretty much ...
Mirage News1d
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 ...