Advanced materials and smart surfaces are revolutionizing real estate interiors with innovation, sustainability and high-level customization powered by emerging technologies.
Article π https://deptho.ai/en/blog/smart-surfaces-and-advanced-materials-in-real-estate-interiors
Droplets on heated, textured surfaces β how do they move?
Vahid Taheri (DC#5) joins #LeidenForce to study how surface microstructures control droplet dynamics and the Leidenfrost temperature.
With Prof. Maria Fernandino (NTNU), @airbus & UniversitΓ© de Lille
π Read more: https://shorturl.at/bNu4x
Six months in: whatβs moving next for SafeTouch
Weβre gearing up for: broader validation of the iST platform, hospital pilot preparation, and continued safe-by-design work.
Catch the meeting highlights hosted by A4TEC and see whatβs coming in the next phase.
Read more: https://safetouch-project.eu/2025/11/10/safetouch-annual-meeting-a4tec-progress-next-steps/
Break up the concrete! βοΈ π³
Dallas is way too hot. The city says less pavement could help cool it down
"[Impervious surfaces] absorb 95% of the solar energy that hits them, raising the temperature around them. The goal is to encourage developers to incorporate more green space and trees, which cools things down on the ground."
https://www.keranews.org/news/2025-09-09/dallas-heat-islands-smart-surfaces-pavement-buildings
#Dallas #ClimateChange #UrbanHeatIslands #DylanDuke #SmartSurfaces #ParkingMinimums #KERANews #KERA
Two #SmartSurfaces solutions that counteract the urban heat island effect π‘οΈποΈ include:
1οΈβ£ Resurfacing roofs & roads with reflective materials = reduction in heat absorption π£οΈ πͺ
2οΈβ£ Planting more trees & green roofs = significantly cooler areas & provides shade π³πΏ
To learn more, visit:
π π @SabinCenter's Climate Attribution Database:
https://climateattribution.org
π» π‘ @_SmartSurfaces' Technology Guide on the latest benefits of smart surfaces:
https://smartsurfacescoalition.org/smart-surfaces
Climate attribution science plays a central role in climate litigation and policy-making. The science is central to legal debates on the causal links between human activities, global climate change, and impacts on human and natural systems. This database contains 234 scientific resources organized under four thematic umbrellas.
At @SabinCenter, we champion climate & environmental justice, and are proud to serve as the legal partner for Smart Surfaces. Unequal surfaces = unequal lives. Low-income neighborhoods have less tree coverage & green spacesπ³ποΈ, making them hotter β¨οΈ. Justice-minded cities use #SmartSurfaces β improving lives, regardless of race or ZIP code. ποΈπ± #Cities4SmartSurfaces
Learn more about the benefits smart surfaces deliver:
https://smartsurfacescoalition.org/smart-surfaces
The @SabinCenter is helping cities enactπ‘#SmartSurfaces to combat climate change and boost health & well-being by reducing summer temperatures βοΈπ‘οΈ, curbing flood & mold risk ππ§, improving air quality π¨, promoting environmental justice π, saving taxpayer dollarsπ°& creating new, high-quality jobs!
π₯π‘οΈ Extreme heat devastates public health β even a slight warming increases heat-related deaths by 250%! π’ This highlights the crucial role of Smart Surfaces in fighting for justice.πΏβοΈ
π βοΈ The @SabinCenter is proud to support Smart Surfaces, a coalition of 40+ groups launching #Cities4SmartSurfaces ποΈπ‘to deploy solutions to improve health, reduce inequality & slow climate impacts while helping families cut energy costs & cities save billions. https://smartsurfacescoalition.org/cities-for-smart-surfaces-press-release
πΏπ‘#SmartSurfaces offer solutions: Green roofs. Reflective pavement. Trees. Solar PV. Major cities embrace this approach to reduce urban heat, improve public health & save money.ποΈπ³https://smartsurfacescoalition.org/smart-surfaces
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