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INNOVATION: Clothes That Cool

Posted on November 21, 2024 By bluecrabcrew

Scientists tell us that heat is the deadliest type of extreme weather, so they are finding ways to turn people’s clothes into tools against extreme heat.  The latest example is a way to apply a chalk-based coating to clothes that reduces the temperature underneath those clothes by up to 8 degrees Fahrenheit.

Coating clothes with this simple material could cool your body by up to 8 degrees
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/25/climate/heat-cooling-fabrics/

 


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