Sun-Responsive Silver Nanorings (VIDEO)

Aarhus University

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Animated explainer from iNANO, Aarhus University: an active layer of silver nanorings lets visible light pass while modulating near-infrared heat. At low sun, most NIR passes; at high sun, the rings heat and dissipate/scatter NIR, cutting heat gain without power—lower cooling and CO₂, better indoor comfort.

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Lise Refstrup Linnebjerg Pedersen, iNANO, Aarhus Unviersity

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