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Energy-efficient fabric helps wearers beat heat waves and cold snaps

27 Jul 2023 Isabelle Dumé
Cartoon showing how the kirigami WeaVE works. The first two images in the cartoon show the outline of a person wearing the material. In one image the material is radiating heat, in the other it is trapping it. A thermometer shows that the same comfortable temperature is maintained in either situation. The remaining three images show the structure of the material's kirigami-style cuts that allow it to bend and flex.
Schematic of the kirigami WeaVE. Courtesy : Chen et al.
A new thermoregulating textile keeps its wearers comfortable with a minimal amount of energy input t

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Isabelle Dumé is a contributing editor to Physics World
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