Natural performance

摘要

The use of 37.5 - a unique technology derived from natural particles - is growing in the sports and outdoor wear market, as well as a wide range of other sectors, as brands look for new ways to enhance the performance of natural fibres for active consumers. 37.5 technology, developed and owned by the American textile technology company Cocona, based in Boulder, Colorado, is made of volcanic sand or coconut shell-activated carbon that is added to fibres to increase comfort and performance. Gregory Haggquist, PhD, the founder of Cocona and its chief technology officer, explains that by embedding these natural particles in fabrics, 37.5 speeds up the conversion of liquid to vapour, "cooling you when it is hot and warming you when it is cold."