After my last report on the MIT's innovation Solar bottle bulbs, here comes a new technology on roof tile - Thermeleon roof tile.
According to report, the Thermeleon tiles use commercial polymers and solvents encapsulated between a clear plastic top layer and a black backing layer. When temperature is going down to a point, the polymer remains dissolved in the solvent, letting the black backing show through. When the tile gets hot, the polymer condenses into a white, heat-reflecting surface.
Obviously, Thermeleon tile is good at controling housing temperature. It works like a cooling system in Summer, and a heater in Winter. However, how much it can help family cut electricity bill is still a question.
It's a great idea, isn't it? The MIT students are pushing construction industry to a new level.
Link: Thermeleon Homepage
A team of graduate students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology think they might have an answer, a roof tile which turns white when it's hot and black when it's cold.
According to report, the Thermeleon tiles use commercial polymers and solvents encapsulated between a clear plastic top layer and a black backing layer. When temperature is going down to a point, the polymer remains dissolved in the solvent, letting the black backing show through. When the tile gets hot, the polymer condenses into a white, heat-reflecting surface.
Obviously, Thermeleon tile is good at controling housing temperature. It works like a cooling system in Summer, and a heater in Winter. However, how much it can help family cut electricity bill is still a question.
It's a great idea, isn't it? The MIT students are pushing construction industry to a new level.
Link: Thermeleon Homepage
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