Because of the material's uniquely diametric state transitions and properties, it gives itself naturally to negative feedback (self-regulating systems) -- for e

Because of the material's uniquely diametric state transitions and properties, it gives itself naturally to negative feedback (self-regulating systems) -- for example, as a coating in space windows that reflects more radiation as the temperature increases. Not to mention the regulation of heat/electrical conductivity which is the primary subject of the article, in which the material behaves like an exotic semiconductor: “This material could be used to help stabilize temperature,” said study co-lead author Fan Yang, a postdoctoral researcher at Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry, a DOE Office of Science User Facility where some of the research was done. “By tuning its thermal conductivity, the material can efficiently and automatically dissipate heat in the hot summer because it will have high thermal conductivity, but prevent heat loss in the cold winter because of its low thermal conductivity at lower temperatures.”