A manufacturing process developed by engineers in Finland could enable the production of smart fabrics with in-built air-conditioning.
The technology, developed by a team at the Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) enables microscopic channel structures to rapidly embossed on large areas of plastic film.
By pumping cold or hot liquid through a network of these microchannels it’s possible to control the temperatures of the materials, and the researchers now plan to use the process to produce a smart fabric that can be controlled via a mobile app.
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