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In China, they invented an alternative to air conditioners, inspired by butterfliesIn China, they invented an alternative to air conditioners, inspired by butterflies

In China, they invented an alternative to air conditioners, inspired by butterflies

On a hot summer day, white clothes seem cooler than other colors because they reflect rather than absorb sunlight. Other colors, such as blue or black, are subjected to a heating effect, as they absorb light. To circumvent this heating effect in color cooling films, the researchers drew inspiration from nanostructures in the wings of the morpho butterfly, which have a rich, bright blue color, but practically do not heat up.

Japanese scientists have created a glue with reset and repeat modesJapanese scientists have created a glue with reset and repeat modes

Japanese scientists have created a glue with reset and repeat modes

Scientists from Japan have created a completely new type of glue that can be "turned on" and "turned off" on command. The material was tested on dumbbells weighing 40 kg, and it turned out that a small plate of glue is able to hold an object for three days in a row. The study was published in Advanced Functional Materials under the title "Biotechnology-based glue with on-demand reset and Multiple Reuse modes"