Australian scientists from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology have developed a cooling fabric based on nanodiamonds. The study was published in the scientific journal magazine Polymers for Advanced Technologies (PAT).
Nanodiamonds are artificial carbon crystals that generally vary in size from 1 to 10 nanometers.
Experts mainly used cotton fabric; They coated them with glue and then treated them with a polymer solution of nanodiamond, polyurethane, and solvent using electrostatics. This process formed a nanofiber network on the textile.
Experiments have shown that such fabrics passively cool the wearer by 2-3 °C due to the high thermal conductivity of nanodiamonds. Additionally, the coating increases UV protection, making the material suitable for summer clothing.
Scientists predict that items produced from technological textiles will reduce energy consumption by 20-30% during hot periods due to less active use of air conditioners.
The researchers added that unlike natural diamonds, nanodiamonds are cheap to produce and are produced by recycling carbon waste.
engineers before was created “Electronic skin” that can be printed on a 3D printer.