Bio-Inspired Material Keeps Cool at High Temperatures

摘要

Researchers have developed a composite material that can cool itself down when it gets too hot, making it a good candidate for applications that require materials to withstand extreme temperatures.A team led by Mark Alston, assistant professor of environmental design from the Faculty of Engineering at Nottingham University, designed the bio-inspired material, which has a leaf-like structure. It can be used in a range of applications from treating burns to aerospace development, he said. "Our work demonstrated a system that captured and distributed thermal flow as the human body does every day to regulate its own temperature," Alston told Design News.