Daylighting - Fiber-optic Concrete Wall

Fiber-optic Concrete Wall

Another way to make a secure structural concrete wall translucent is to embed optical fiber cables in it. Daylight (and shadow images) can then pass directly through a thick solid-concrete wall.

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