<p>About half of an average American building’s energy consumption is spent on heating and cooling. That’s a lot of money spent, fossil fuel burned and strain on an aging energy infrastructure during times of severe temperatures.</p>
Researchers in the US have developed a roof tile that can passively regulate temperature, using a wax motor to open and close louvres on the tile’s surface.
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This adaptive roof tile can cut both heating and cooling costs techxplore.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from techxplore.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.