Real smart: Protective clothing with built-in A/C
Monday, May 14, 2012 - 12:30
in Physics & Chemistry
In order to test a new 'smart' protective vest, an experimenter wearing one jogged several kilometers on a treadmill in a climate-controlled chamber. During the jog he lost 544 grams in weight through sweating – but thanks to the vest‘s integrated cooling system this was still 191 grams less than if he had been wearing a conventional garment.