The cooling textile developed by University of Chicago researchers can keep temperatures up to 2.3 degrees Celsius cooler than outdoor endurance sports fabric and 8.9 degrees Celsius cooler than commercialized silk.
Existing cooling fabric works by reflecting the sun's light, but the new fabric by University of Chicago researchers addresses additional thermal radiation emitted from buildings and pavement in urban settings.
High tech textiles with nanodiamonds have been previously developed for cooling, but the new cooling fabric specifically tackles the complexity of heat sources in urban environments.
The team of University of Chicago researchers behind this innovation includes Ronghui Wu, Chenxi Sui, Ting-Hsuan Chen, Zirui Zhou, Qizhang Li, Gangbin Yan, Yu Han, Jiawei Liang, Pei-Jan Hung, Edward Luo, Dmitri V. Talapin, and Po-Chun Hsu.
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