Biodegradable mycelium tiles with elephant skin inspired texture for thermal regulation of buildings

• Main Authors: Soh, Eugene, Loh, Nicholas, Teoh, Jia Heng, Jain, Anuj, Le Ferrand, Hortense
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Engineering; Cooling; Biomimicry
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/181847
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Climate change is one of the major environmental challenges of our time, with the energy used to heat or cool buildings a significant contributor. To improve thermal comfort, households install air conditioners, which consume energy. There is therefore an urgent need to find alternative passive solu...