As records of high temperatures being btrokes in recent years, outdoor camping can be an unpleasant experience. However, this may soon change as a researcher from the University of Connecticut has created a fabric that can cool the inside of a tent by up to 6 degrees Celsius, according to Gizmodo.
Conventional tents are currently made of fabric that blocks water and wind, keeping the interior dry. However, this can lead to extremely stuffy conditions during sleep. Even with plenty of ventilation, the tent may still feel hot on a hot summer day, and although air conditioning could solve the problem, a lack of electricity can cause significant difficulties.
Al Kasani, a researcher at the University of Connecticut’s Center For Clean Energy Engineering, based the development on the cooling method used by some plants, which typically cool themselves by drawing water from the ground.
The self-cooling tent fabric is extremely thin, so it can still be set up in minutes. The titanium nanoparticles in the fabric extract water from reservoirs at the bottom of the tent and distribute it across the entire surface of the fabric, where cooling takes place through evaporation. According to the researcher’s estimate, only one gallon (3.78 liters) of water is needed to cool the tent, which can keep it cool for up to 24 hours.
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