HOUSTON, Texas -- Families are flocking to Hermann Park to view the temporary outdoor art exhibit, The Great Elephant Migration. The 100 life-sized sculptures are all based on real-life elephants ...

Just as in elephant skin, the grooves between the bumps are not directly exposed to heat, which kept that area slightly cooler. In simulated rain tests, water droplets stayed in the tile’s crevices ...

New Mushroom Tile Mimics Elephant Skin to Cool Buildings Without Any Electricity. Bio-inspired tiles made from fungi could cool buildings without using energy. by Tudor Tarita. April 7, 2025.

They also found that the elephant skin-inspired tile’s cooling effect improved a further 70 per cent in simulated rain conditions, making it suitable for tropical climates. The construction industry ...

The elephant-skin-inspired tile cooled fastest when heated from the flat side, losing 4.26°C per minute. When heated from the textured side, its flat side lost 3.12°C per minute.

To assess how an elephant skin-inspired texture affects the mycelium tile’s heat regulation, the scientists heated mycelium tiles on a 100 °C hot plate for 15 minutes and tracked temperature changes ...

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Cuttlefish 'mesmerize' their prey with a moving skin pattern, study finds. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 03 / 250326154303.htm.