February 12, 2025

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New ‘mirror’ fabric can cool wearers by nearly 5°C

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Image 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. Article by Alex ViverosScienceMag.org – July 8, 2021.

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. […]

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