Bioinspired weather-responsive adaptive shading
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·January 17, 20250_____0
BandButcher
Haha while I agree, the HN post title felt on point with what they were researching so it wasn't so much clickbaity as it was fluff in the article. Usually its clickbait titles and I feel duped
Very cool technology, but I'm curious how much it helps to cool (temperature) as well as the robustness and longevity of the cellulose material
moralestapia
Amazing and very aesthetically pleasing!
Before reading the article I was thinking "if this was passive that would be som neat" ... and it is passive, wow.
The scientists used the movement mechanisms of pine cones as a model for the "Solar Gate", which opens and closes in response to changes in humidity and temperature without consuming any metabolic energy.
Interesting but the brief doesn't explain what 4-D printing is, which sort of reduces whatever technique they used to a cheap buzzword.
If I was less lazy I'd read the cites and report back, but alas, sloth.
Edit: OK, I've done it. It's just 3D printing objects that change shape over time once they're printed, 3D-ly. I really like that people are thinking about how to achieve this environmentally mediated shape changes but the marketing buzzwords suuuuuuuuck