Steven Novella
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George and Andrea, you think this one is the fiction.
Jay and Bob, you think this one is science.
And this one is science.
Sorry, guys.
So what is the key here?
What is the key?
This is material science, Bob.
And they were setting out to make a fabric that would do just this.
The key is, anyone want to guess?
The room temperature piece.
Well, it's the, how does this fabric do it?
How does this fabric have different properties at different temperatures?
No, the key is it undergoes a phase change.
This is a phase change fiber aerogel.
with dual functional thermal protection for personal thermal management.
That's the title of the paper.
What's this shirt going to cost?
That's a good question.
I think this is more of a proof of concept than this is a marketable fabric.
But they incorporate, so there's a couple of things.