New textile could keep you cool in the heat, warm in the cold (IMAGE)

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New textile could keep you cool in the heat, warm in the cold

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A microstructured fiber (left) contains pores (right) that can be filled with a phase-changing material that absorbs and releases thermal energy.

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<i>ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces</i> <b>2020</b>, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c02300

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