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Pine cone-inspired building shades open and close autonomously without electricity
Researchers have created a novel, energy-independent facade system that passively responds to weather changes.
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Self-adjusting shading system mimics pine cones for energy-autonomous weather response
Using pine cones as a model, researchers at the universities of Stuttgart and Freiburg have developed a new, energy-autonomous facade system that adapts passively to the weather. The journal Nature ...