Camel fur inspires new gel-based cooling technology
Dec 29, 2020
2 minutes
Camels with more fur find it easier to keep cool. This counterintuitive discovery has enabled scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop a new cooling material that could keep things like food and medicines chilled, without the need of a power supply.
Camels (and other animals, including humans) cool down by sweating. When their internal body temperature rises,
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