The new salted polymer blend system developed by Rice engineers in the Nanomaterials Laboratory led by Pulickel Ajayan overcomes these challenges, potentially enabling the large-scale deployment ...

"Thermochromic material could make indoor temperature control more energy-efficient." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 28 August 2024. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 08 / 240828155031.htm>.

A new smart fabric converts light into heat and can raise temperatures by more than 54 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius) after just 10 minutes in the sun.

Rice engineers have developed a smart material that could significantly enhance energy efficiency for indoor space cooling. The new thermochromic polymer blend has an estimated lifespan of 60 ...

In a paper published in National Science Review, an international team of scientists present a highly visible-transparent thermochromic smart window&nbsp;based on a two-way shape memory polymer to ...