Vahid Taheri, new DC at LeidenForce
How do droplets move on heated, textured surfaces?
Vahid Taheri (DC#5) joins #LeidenForce to study surface microstructures & Leidenfrost temperature.
With M. Fernandino @ntnu-iss.bsky.social , @airbus.com & @univlille.bsky.social
🔗Read more: shorturl.at/bNu4x
#HeatTransfer #PhD #SmartSurfaces
Break up the concrete! ⚒️ 🌳
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 […]
🏙️ 🆒 💽 We recently expanded the #SmartSurfaces Policy Tracker! The database features a searchable set of nearly 2,000 #climateadaptation laws & policies from across the US, along w/ resources on best practices & a glossary of terms. 🔗smartsurfacespolicy.org
"A very simple solution" to urban heat waves
#SmartSurfaces #EnergySaving #Atlanta
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Rev. William H. Lamar IV of Metropolitan AME Church is leading climate justice work through the Smart Surfaces Coalition—fighting urban heat & flooding.
Faith. Action. Community.
Read more: faithandleadership.com/faith-partne...
#ClimateJustice #SmartSurfaces #innoFaith
#Smartsurfaces are a group of technologies & design strategies that mitigate the effects of #climatechange in cities — extreme heat, stormwater flooding, poor air quality, etc. As climate change progresses, theses technologies are essential to protecting #urbancommunities.
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🏙🌐 Today, we and the Smart Surfaces Coalition launched the Smart Surfaces Policy Tracker – a publicly available database containing over 450 resources which cities can use for #smartsurfaces #policy development.
Blog → https://buff.ly/3ByaG4Q
Press release → https://buff.ly/400kkXi
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