In view of the rising temperatures, the People suffering from the heat may have many remedies right to cool themselves off. While it is relatively easy to make clothes that keep you warm, when it comes to high temperatures and direct sunlight, light and airy clothes are used. This allows the visible light of the sun to be reflected. A team of scientists from Zhejiang University and Central China University of Science and Technology has now developed a substance that instead reflects the sun’s electromagnetic radiation – with amazing results.
Fabric cools the body by 5 degrees
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The whole thing works like this: The one from the Chinese The material developed by scientists is visually not entirely dissimilar to a mirror, as it is called in science mag. The fabric reflects the electromagnetic radiation from the sun. The researchers use what is known as mid-infrared radiation, which has a higher wavelength. As a result, unlike near infrared radiation, it radiates directly into the atmosphere and cools the respective object and its surroundings. This effect is also known as radiation cooling and is already being used when building roofs or with white color cover.
