Architectural integration of self-shaping elements The research team tested the functionality and durability of the bioinspired adaptive shading system under real weather conditions for over a year.

A Swiss startup, Zurich Soft Robotics, has devised a photovoltaic façade that tracks and moves with the sun. The company calls Solskin the first commercially available intelligent climate-adaptive ...

An adjustable shading system that adapts itself independently over the course of the day, without sensors or motors and largely maintenance-free? It really is possible: an ETH doctoral student at the ...

This paper addresses the challenges of shading on SEV performance by developing an adaptive InC MPPT algorithm and a decentralized energy management strategy. The authors used simulation and real ...

method to improve energy yield in PV systems operating under partial shading conditions. The proposed technique utilizes an adaptive network-based fuzzy inference system (ANFIS), which is a ...

How can we learn from nature to improve shading systems for buildings? ETH researcher Chiara Vailati demonstrates her unique shading system that automatically adapts its shape like pine cones. Watch ...