A passive solar home needs thermal mass, material that can absorb and emit solar energy gathered during the day to heat home at night. The MIT team has built a "warm light wall" made up of 1-foot-thick tiles that will altogether hold about 60 gallons of water. The water and a layer of aerogel insulator will help even out fluctuations in interior temperature.
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