{"id":548235,"date":"2023-02-06T02:30:16","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T23:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/squid-inspired-smart-windows-make-buildings-more-energy-efficient\/"},"modified":"2023-02-06T02:30:16","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T23:30:16","slug":"squid-inspired-smart-windows-make-buildings-more-energy-efficient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/squid-inspired-smart-windows-make-buildings-more-energy-efficient\/","title":{"rendered":"#Squid-inspired smart windows make buildings more energy-efficient"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a236f63b65ef\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a236f63b65ef\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/squid-inspired-smart-windows-make-buildings-more-energy-efficient\/#%E2%80%9CSquid-inspired_smart_windows_make_buildings_more_energy-efficient%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Squid-inspired smart windows make buildings more energy-efficient&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSquid-inspired_smart_windows_make_buildings_more_energy-efficient%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Squid-inspired smart windows make buildings more energy-efficient&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n<input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-419854\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/02\/liquid-windows\/liquid_windows_squid_inspired_yanko_design_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/02\/05\/squid-inspired-smart-windows-make-buildings-more-energy-efficient\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Squid-inspired smart windows make buildings more energy-efficient\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/02\/liquid-windows\/liquid_windows_squid_inspired_yanko_design_01.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-419854\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/02\/liquid-windows\/liquid_windows_squid_inspired_yanko_design_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/02\/05\/squid-inspired-smart-windows-make-buildings-more-energy-efficient\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Squid-inspired smart windows make buildings more energy-efficient\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/02\/liquid-windows\/liquid_windows_squid_inspired_yanko_design_01.jpg\">The University of Toronto researchers have been busy at work \u2013 busy drawing inspiration from the fluctuating and color-changing skin of squids and using it to create a multilayered fluidic system that can significantly bring down the energy costs associated with heating, lighting, and cooling buildings. More than a quarter of a building\u2019s energy is lost via its glass-pane windows, and hence the university has developed liquid-filled panels, with the aim of retrofitting windows with them, and in turn, using these windows to supplement modern buildings.<\/p>\n<p>Designer: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.utoronto.ca\/\">University of Toronto<\/a><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-419855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/02\/liquid-windows\/liquid_windows_squid_inspired_yanko_design_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"541\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/02\/05\/squid-inspired-smart-windows-make-buildings-more-energy-efficient\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Squid-inspired smart windows make buildings more energy-efficient\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/02\/liquid-windows\/liquid_windows_squid_inspired_yanko_design_03.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-419855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/02\/liquid-windows\/liquid_windows_squid_inspired_yanko_design_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"541\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/02\/05\/squid-inspired-smart-windows-make-buildings-more-energy-efficient\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Squid-inspired smart windows make buildings more energy-efficient\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/02\/liquid-windows\/liquid_windows_squid_inspired_yanko_design_03.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"6683677248\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" type=\"49d344517175d02b0d19b08e-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"49d344517175d02b0d19b08e-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Squids move a certain type of pigment in their skin, which quite literally transforms the color and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance of their skin. The University of Toronto utilizes a device that mimics this very movement and transports various liquids like dye solutions, glycerol, and carbon powder suspensions with the help of channels into thin plastic sheets. \u201cIt\u2019s an advantage that this approach can use simple, relatively inexpensive, non-toxic, aqueous fluids,\u201d said Benjamin Hatton, a professor of materials <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> and engineering at the University of Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>By producing these liquid windows, the university hopes to make buildings more energy efficient, since currently, buildings consume about a third of the world\u2019s energy. Smart building technologies such as automatic blinds and electro-chromatic blinds have been incorporated into modern buildings, but these systems have their limitations as well. They cant truly differentiate between the different wavelengths of light, nor can they control the distribution of light. The Univerisity of Toronto has instead created a rather dynamic and innovative system using simple and economical elements. Three thin sheets of Plexiglass have been joined together, each sheet holding 2-3mm of patterned channels in them. The researchers insert the different fluids through these sheets \u2013 water-based dye solutions or glycerol that absorb light of various colors, carbon pigment suspensions that control light transmission; and titania nanoparticle suspensions that are able direct the light that passes through.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we had just one layer that focuses on modulating the transmission of near-infrared light \u2013 so not even touching the visible part of the spectrum \u2013 we find that we could save about 25 percent annually on heating, cooling, and lighting energy over a static baseline. If we have two layers \u2013 infrared and visible \u2013 it\u2019s more like 50 percent. These are very significant savings,\u201d said Raphael Kay, who graduated with a master\u2019s degree in mechanical engineering from the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering. Currently, the panels they have developed are only 30\u00d730 cm, but the team is hoping to build larger designs that can be used for larger constructions. They said that compared to the darkening windows available on the market today, these liquid windows can save 75% on heat energy, 20% on electricity for lighting, and 43% on total energy use annually.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-419872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/02\/these-squid-inspired-smart-windows-by-the-university-of-toronto-are-designed-to-make-buildings-more-energy-efficient\/liquid_windows_squid_yanko_design_05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/02\/05\/squid-inspired-smart-windows-make-buildings-more-energy-efficient\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Squid-inspired smart windows make buildings more energy-efficient\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/02\/these-squid-inspired-smart-windows-by-the-university-of-toronto-are-designed-to-make-buildings-more-energy-efficient\/liquid_windows_squid_yanko_design_05.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-419872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/02\/these-squid-inspired-smart-windows-by-the-university-of-toronto-are-designed-to-make-buildings-more-energy-efficient\/liquid_windows_squid_yanko_design_05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/02\/05\/squid-inspired-smart-windows-make-buildings-more-energy-efficient\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Squid-inspired smart windows make buildings more energy-efficient\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/02\/these-squid-inspired-smart-windows-by-the-university-of-toronto-are-designed-to-make-buildings-more-energy-efficient\/liquid_windows_squid_yanko_design_05.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"swp-content-locator\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5' style=\" margin: clear: both>\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"9466393889\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"vcard author\"><br \/>\n<span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Srishti Mitra<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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