Category: Houses
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New Material Allows Houses to Self-Regulate Temperature – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] The dream of a smart house that can auto-adjust its heating and cooling is one step closer to being a reality thanks to a new building material. Developed by researchers at University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, the material is an ultra-thin film (measuring .5mm thick) encompassing a fluid nestled between two…
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Link About It: This Week’s Picks
[ad_1] Controlling lightning with lasers, transforming dumps into parks, mapping subterranean passageways and more The First 3D-Printed Two-Story Home in the US New York design firm Hannah, Germany-based company Peri 3D Construction, and Texas engineering and construction firm Cive have partnered to create the first 3D-printed two-story home in the US—currently being built in Houston.…
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Understanding Black Concrete – COOL HUNTING
[ad_1] Concrete may be synonymous with its common gray hue, but pigment experimentation with the material has taken place since the ’50s. While rare, black concrete can be made by adding iron oxide, which is found naturally in magnetite—one of the most common iron ores. “When added to the concrete mix, the iron oxide particles…