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Scientists develop game-changing 'glass brick' that could revolutionize construction: 'The highest insulating performance' (www.thecooldown.com)

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Scientists develop game-changing 'glass brick' that could revolutionize construction: 'The highest insulating performance'::The team of scientists developed an aerogel glass brick, which is a translucent and thermally insulating material.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I can't imagine there's any reason they couldn't make an opaque version of the same. Would probably look pretty cool in black. Or better yet, make them electrochromic so you can have more light in the winter and less in the summer.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I mean, I’m all for better insulated homes. I will say it’ll be hard to convince people to go for this aesthetic, though. It’s very 80s.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Right now I feel like MCM is having a moment sooooo maybe in twenty years the prices on this will go down and 80s style will be back in fashion?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

If only we had 20 years. In 20 years this shit won’t matter because we’ll be on the other side of that precipice, barreling toward oblivion.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

I don't think the photo at the start of the article has anything to do with it, it's credited as a stock image. Was there another picture?