"Revolutionary Self-Cleaning Material Outshines Glass and Cools Interiors"
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Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have developed a new glass-like material called Polymer-based Micro-photonic Multi-functional metamaterial (PMMM) that is more transparent, better at keeping out heat, and self-cleaning. This material can be used in windows, roofs, and walls to create bright, glare-free, and privacy-protected indoor spaces while keeping rooms cooler by up to six degrees through radiative cooling.
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- This self-cleaning metamaterial can replace glass in wall, roofs Interesting Engineering
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