{"id":180396,"date":"2024-08-18T07:56:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T11:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?p=180396"},"modified":"2024-08-16T16:30:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T20:30:40","slug":"soft-robotic-clothing-supports-heat-extreme","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/soft-robotic-clothing-supports-heat-extreme\/","title":{"rendered":"Researchers invent soft, temperature-regulating robotic clothing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In response to rising rising global temperatures and hazardous<\/a><\/strong> and hazardous working conditions, a team at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, led by Dr. Dahua Shou, has developed an innovative soft robotic garment.<\/strong> This invention promises to revolutionize thermal protection by automatically adapting its insulation to environmental conditions, providing safety and comfort to those working in environments with extreme heat<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

How does soft and smart robotic clothing work?<\/h2>\n\n

The developed garment uses a robotic advanced robotic fabric<\/a><\/strong> that mimics the natural thermal regulation of pigeons, offering adjustable thermal resistance to help maintain a constant body temperature.<\/strong> This technology is crucial for preventing heat-related illnesses, especially in high-risk professions such as firefighters and construction workers. construction workers<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

The system uses soft actuators that react to heat<\/strong>,<\/a> expanding and increasing the thermal insulation of the garment.\nThis breakthrough, in addition to being breathable and comfortable, allows the garment to keep the inner surface significantly cooler<\/strong> than conventional garments, without requiring additional energy to operate. <\/p>\n\n

Dr. Shou anticipates that this technology will have applications in a variety of industries, from sportswear to sustainable construction<\/a> equipment,<\/strong> underscoring its potential to improve safety and comfort in extreme climates.\nThe durability and flexibility of these advanced textiles make them suitable for multiple uses, ensuring unprecedented thermal adaptability. <\/p>\n\n

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Source and photo: techxplore<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

His creation was inspired by the way pigeons fluff their feathers to trap heat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9014,"featured_media":179523,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13030,13058],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-180396","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-industry","categoria_noticias-robotics"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/180396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9014"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/180396\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=180396"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=180396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}