Krill-inspired solar shades could reduce energy bills by up to 30 percent

The aim is to build a greener, more adaptive buildings in the future.

Researchers at the University of Toronto have learned a thing or two about adapting to their surroundings from krill, the tiny crustaceans found in the oceans. They now want to use this knowledge to build a greener, more adaptive buildings in the future, aThe modern building is a static structure. It warms up with the sun's rays and cools down when it snows. To keep the temperatures inside habitable, we either need to use air-conditioning or heating in different parts of the world.

A similar method could be on buildings' facades and window panes to let light in or block it. Using window blinds could be described as a similar application of the concept. However, the researchers think for such a system to be highly efficient yet personalized to the needs of different building users, and it would have to be automated and optimized for various users, which would end up increasing the costs of deploying such a technology.

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