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Metal that breathes

Doris Kim Sung · TED

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About

Modern buildings with floor-to-ceiling windows give spectacular views, but they require a lot of energy to cool. Doris Kim Sung works with thermo-bimetals, smart materials that act more like human skin, dynamically and responsively, and can shade a room from sun and self-ventilate.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDxUSC
Speaker
Doris Kim Sung
Year
2012
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering, Earth and environment, Art, architecture and design
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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