Made from specially engineered infrared-sensitive yarn, which responds to changes in the temperature and humidity of a person’s skin by dynamically collapsing or expanding the structure of its fibers, the newly-developed textile shows great potential in the development of clothing systems capable of autonomously adapting to demanding environments.
This is the first textile to automatically change properties to trap or release heat depending on conditions. Image credit: Faye Levine, University of Maryland.
What is really exciting about this is that spacesuits can be made like "wet suits". They no longer need to be super bulky and difficult.
The second thing to note is that this was developed by a group of Chinese scientists working on the Chinese space program. I am glad that Trump got rid of all that Muslim "outreach" nonsense, and is actively pushing space exploration, but the program languished for 50 years.
Bulky spacesuits will be a thing of the past, now with the new development.
