Climate-friendly architecture thanks to natural folding mechanisms

Climate-friendly architecture thanks to natural folding mechanisms

temim 10:43 AM
Mobile components on buildings whose design was copied from naturally occurring solutions -- that is the subject of new research. The aim is to outfit them with drive elements that can move without energy input. Serving as a model here are pine cones, which utilize the varying swelling behaviors of their tissue to open when moist or close when dry.

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