This image shows how to make a personal heating patch from polyester fabric fused with tiny silver wires, using pulses of intense light from a xenon lamp.
Credit: Hyun-Jun Hwang and Rajiv Malhotra/Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Personal patches could reduce energy waste in buildings, Rutgers-led study says. What if, instead of turning up the thermostat, you could warm up with high-tech, flexible patches sewn into your clothes – while significantly reducing your electric bill and carbon footprint?
Engineers at Rutgers and Oregon State University have found a cost-effective way to make thin, durable heating patches by using intense pulses of light to fuse tiny silver wires with polyester...
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