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

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/new-mirror-fabric-can-cool-wearers-by-nearly-5c/
- Published: 2021-07-10T09:15:06-05:00
- Author: dsignbyjw

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 Viveros. ScienceMag.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. […] Click here to view original web page at sciencemag.org