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February 14, 2013
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Self-healing pipes
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How's this for a find?
Comfortable?
Are energy-efficient buildings hazardous to health?
Something new in The Library
One more from (who else?) MIT
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Self-healing pipes
blood clot Leave it to the brains at MIT to come up with a way to fix pipe leaks by creating a material that can sense leaks in pipes and fix them. The faster the leak, the quicker the healing. And to make it even more fun, this new material takes its cue from blood. Could be an answer to all those old radiant heating system leaks and buried condensate-return lines. Here's the rest of the story. I'm not worthy! 

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MIT ice cubes If you've ever been on the bad side of John Barleycorn, you probably just dealt with your hangover in the morning and moved on. But if you're a student at MIT, you're going to handle things in a different way because, well, that's what these people do. This has absolutely nothing to do with heating, but it cracked me up. Cheers!  
How's this for a find?
crawl space If you've ever been in a crawlspace, trying to solve someone's heating problem, you know you can come across some unexpected (and often nasty) things down there. But can you top what this guy found? 
Comfortable?
chilled bag of water over sensor I once asked a rich guy in NYC that question and he said, "I make a good living." (Rimshot!). To be more specific, we turn to the brilliant mind of Robert Bean, from whence comes this. And don't miss the video. Thanks, Robert.
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Are energy-efficient buildings hazardous to health?
green building Another of those catchy headlines that get folks to read newspaper stories. This report brings up some good things to consider, though. A lot of us are buttoning up leaks in buildings, but I wonder how many are thinking about the resulting indoor-air quality.

 

Something new in The Library
digital library The Library at HeatingHelp.com just keeps growing, thanks to the generosity of the tribe. Paul Yunnie, my friend in Australia, just sent me a 1915 catalog from the Scott Valve Company of Chicago (how's that for making it around the world). The catalog has a great section on their radiators, which I scanned for you. You'll find it here
One more from (who else?) MIT
thermal lattice Thanks to subscriber, Michael Daly, for sharing this story, which made my head hurt, but just imagine the implications down the road. 
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