According to a recent study, the experts have discovered a fabric that can be worn during all seasons. Yes, you are heard it right!
On November 14, the Stanford researchers from Boston developed a reversible fabric that keeps the wearer warm if worn one way round and cool if it’s turned inside out. This isn’t anything less than the magic of science. The team, led by Yi Cui, professor of materials science and engineering, designed a double-sided fabric based on the same material as an ordinary kitchen wrap.
This project was led by Cui owing to his interest in the field of energy and his expertise in manipulating nanoscale materials. The idea behind this discovery was to save a considerable amount of energy in future. He thought of bringing such a fabric to the common man where he can save energy on air conditioning and central heating and thereby decreasing the amount of the energy consumed drastically in future.
He indeed has done a great job while introducing us to the existence of such an amazing fabric. Yi Cui says, “Why do you need to cool or heat the whole building? Why don’t you cool or heat the individual?” And this idea leads to such a great invention.
The fabric consists of two layers of material with different abilities to release heat and is sandwiched between layers of a cooling polythene. On one side copper coating traps heat between the polythene layer and the skin and on the other, the carbon coating, and releases heat under another layer of polythene. So, if it’s worn with the copper coating facing out, it traps the heat and keeps the body warm on cool days. With the carbon layer facing out, it releases heat and keeps the wearer cool.
It cannot be worn as of now and is still under observation, but researchers promised to make it better and wearable in future.
It sure would be interesting to witness people benefiting from such unimaginable invention.
