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A chalk-based coating for cooling
January 1st, 2025
The researchers tested the cooling abilities of fabric treated and untreated with a chalk-based coating on a day with temperatures higher than 90 F. They found that there was a maximum 15-degree difference between the treated fabric (right) and untreated fabric. Image: University of Massachusetts Amherst Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed […]
Fibers and fabrics play a starring role in the effort to harvest kinetic energy
September 1st, 2017
Back in the day, a telephone was expected to perform a limited number of functions: alert you when someone was trying to reach you and connect you to those you were trying to reach. Technology advanced and phones became more portable. The same sort of process is happening to fabrics and fibers. The possibility of […]