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Joseph Shavit

Groundbreaking technology can heat and cool your house at half the price

With energy prices rising rapidly, a new startup could have the answer - technology that harnesses energy from fluctuations in humidity.

Joseph Shavit

‘Liquid windows’ inspired by squid skin can help buildings save energy

Researchers have developed a multilayered fluidic system that can reduce the energy costs of heating, cooling and lighting buildings.

Joseph Shavit

Groundbreaking technology can heat and cool your house at half the current price

Imagine if you could heat or cool your home just by plucking the desired comfort level out of the air. Israeli startup ThermoTerra can.

Joseph Shavit

Breakthrough technology can heat and cool your house using only the power of humidity

With energy prices rising rapidly, a new startup could have the answer - technology that harnesses energy from fluctuations in humidity.

Joseph Shavit

Transparent window coating can actively cool buildings without using energy

Researchers design a transparent window coating that could lower the temperature inside buildings, without expending a single watt of energy

Joseph Shavit

Engineers weave advanced fabric that can cool a wearer down and warm them up

Textile engineers have developed a fabric woven out of ultra-fine nano-threads made in part of phase-change materials and other substances.

Joseph Shavit

Heat and cool your house using only the power of humidity

With energy prices rising rapidly, a new startup could have the answer - technology that harnesses energy from fluctuations in humidity.

Joseph Shavit

Windows that outsmart the elements

Homeowners know that the type of windows in a house contribute greatly to heating and cooling efficiency. And that’s a big deal.

Joseph Shavit

Scientists invent energy-saving glass that ‘self adapts’ to heating and cooling demands

Researchers have developed a material that, when coated on a glass window panel, can effectively self-adapt to heat or cool rooms.

Joseph Shavit

Water-cooled terracotta tiles provide a natural way to cool subway stations during the summer

Terracotta tiles provide a natural, cost-effective way to reduce energy consumption for cooling down subway stations during the summer.

Joseph Shavit

New solar-powered technology uses salt and water to cool off-the-grid communities

A simple cooling system driven by the capture of passive solar energy could provide low-cost food refrigeration and living space cooling.