New ‘mirror’ fabric can cool wearers by nearly 5°C
1 min readImage caption: A new material (right) significantly reduces body heat compared to regular cotton (left), as seen in this infrared image. S. Zheng, et. al., Science (2021) 10.1126.
While it’s easy to engineer clothing that keeps you warm, it’s far harder to come up with an outfit that can keep you cool on a scorching summer day. Now, researchers have designed a fabric that looks like an everyday T-shirt, but can cool the body by nearly 5°C. They say the technology, if mass produced, could help people around the world protect themselves against rising temperatures caused by climate change. […]