article_snippet: The material was specially developed to allow daylight to penetrate a shelter at the Kawergosk refugee camp in northern Iraq during the day but also to trap light sources emitting from inside the tent.
article_snippet: The material also stops people from being able to see shadows inside the tent, addressing privacy issues.
article_snippet: The material should assist inhabitants to read, learn and engage at night time under artificial light.
article_snippet: A  lightweight insulated technical metallic textile is made with interlaced aluminium and polyolefin strips, designed to reflect heat from the sun during the day and stop the heat escaping from inside the tent at night.
article_snippet: There is a solar panel on top, laminated on a thin plastic film, designed to generate electricity for a light and USB port inside the unit.
article_snippet: But a solar panel on top, laminated on a thin plastic film, designed to generate electricity for a light and USB port inside the unit is hoped the specially-designed shelters will bring an end to the grim conditions, with flexible solar panels on the roofs for power, and specially-made walls that can deflect heat during the day and retain it at night.
highlights_snippet: New features include solar panels, high-ceilings and lockable doors .
  