Compression-sensitive smart windows: inclined pores for dynamic transparency changes.

ABSTRACT: Smart windows, capable of tailoring light transmission, can significantly reduce energy consumption in building services. While mechano-responsive windows activated by strains are promising candidates, they face long-lasting challenges in which the space for the light scatterer's operation has to be enlarged along with the window size, undermining the practicality. Recent attempts to tackle this challenge inevitably generate side effects with compromised performance in light modulation. Here, we introduce a cuttlefish-inspired design to enable the closing and opening of pores within the 3D porous structure by through-thickness compression, offering opacity and transparency upon release and compression. By changing the activation mode from the conventional in-plane to through-thickness dire

SUBMITTER: Chen H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11401924 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature