# Metal that breathes

- 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](https://www.ted.com/talks/doris_kim_sung_metal_that_breathes)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [Metal that breathes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/doris_kim_sung_metal_that_breathes/f931294a5f53), 9 min (TED's player)