Keeping buildings cooler with a wood-based foam (IMAGE)

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Keeping buildings cooler with a wood-based foam

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A lightweight foam (left image) made from cellulose nanocrystals keeps its cool in the sun (pink box; right image).

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Adapted from Nano Letters 2022, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c00844

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