EPISODE · Jun 3, 2025 · 3 MIN
Living Wall Coatings Could Make City Buildings Greener
from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson
Researchers in Austria and Slovenia have been developing a set of living surfaces to apply to the sides of buildings, that can filter pollutants and capture carbon from the air, and maybe even repair cracks to the buildings' exteriors. Plus: this Friday in Indiana, it’s the Strawberry Festival in downtown Kokomo. Living tattoos for buildings could turn city walls into pollution-fighting surfaces (Interesting Engineering)Strawberry Festival in downtown Kokomo!Help build up our show as a backer on Patreon
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Researchers in Austria and Slovenia have been developing a set of living surfaces to apply to the sides of buildings, that can filter pollutants and capture carbon from the air, and maybe even repair cracks to the buildings' exteriors. Plus: this Friday in Indiana, it’s the Strawberry Festival in downtown Kokomo. Living tattoos for buildings could turn city walls into pollution-fighting surfaces (Interesting Engineering)Strawberry Festival in downtown Kokomo!Help build up our show as a backer on Patreon
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Living Wall Coatings Could Make City Buildings Greener
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