Microfluidic Window (IMAGE)

Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard

Microfluidic Window

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A specially fabricated sheet of silicone rubber creates a network of channels that function as an artificial circulatory system. Water flows through those channels on hot, sunny days, which should help keep windows -- and the air inside buildings -- cool.

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Wyss Institute

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