Thursday, 7 February 2019

Infrared-sensing, auto-cooling fabric knows you're too hot before you do

A new fabric can sense body heat and automatically vent it to the outside air

Wearable gadgets are making clothes smarter all the time, but one of the most basic functions you'd want in a garment – the ability to warm you up or cool you down as needed – is still frustratingly elusive. Now, researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) have developed a new material that senses how warm a person's body is and automatically adjusts how much heat it traps or releases.

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from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2HYrOE9

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