Wood-based smart window tunes daylight and blocks UV without power
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Researchers created a wood-based transparent window that passively adjusts visible light with temperature, blocks nearly all UVA rays without electricity, and offers insulation far better than glass, enabling energy-efficient buildings and new uses like smart greenhouses and health-monitoring skins.
Topics:technology#energy-efficiency#innovation#polymer-dispersed-liquid-crystals#thermochromic-materials#transparent-wood#uv-blocking
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