A new durable dual-layer fabric acts like clothes for vehicles, buildings, machinery and even spacecrafts, regulating their temperature and reducing energy use. The inexpensive, lightweight fabric could help keep these cool in the summer and warm in winter. It doesn’t need any power, and it could reduce the energy needed for cooling and heating. And could help reduce damage to electric cars since exposure to extreme temperatures degrades battery performance, shortening their lifespan.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2023/07/thermal-cloak-keeps-things-cool-when-its-hot-and-warm-in-the-cold/