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Sunday, February 26, 2017

Energy Advancements


Written by: Adam Tarrant


          The world is dying. It’s right there in the facts. No matter what side you are on within this controversial topic, it’s still in all our best interests to find more efficient ways to live on this planet. With the world on a steady decline, scientists and engineers are determined to find better, more efficient ways to improve different aspects of energy use. 

          Very recently, “a team of University of Colorado Boulder engineers [have] developed a scalable manufactured metamaterial -- an engineered material with extraordinary properties not found in nature -- to act as a kind of air conditioning system for structures,” such as power plants and other large-scale technology ("New Engineered Material" 1). The new-invented cooling system isn’t run on energy; it simply reflects incoming solar-energy back into space while simultaneously allowing the object to shed its own heat. 

          This eco-friendly, thin material can be mass produced and widely distributed, making a large footprint in the energy-consumption community. 

          It’s clear engineers are crucial to the planets future, and creating more opportunities for aspiring engineers will only benefit the planet, as opposed to hurting it.



source:

"New Engineered Material can Cool Roofs, Structures with Zero Energy Consumption." Science Daily, 9 Feb. 2017, https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170209142708.htm

1 comment:

  1. Very interesting article, a lot of people do not realize that the world is declining so its great to have people like you letting us know about it.

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