A cutting-edge material, inspired by nature, that can regulate its own temperature and could equally be used to treat burns and help space capsules withstand atmospheric forces is under development at the University of Nottingham.
The research paper, Temperature -- dependent polymer absorber as a switchable state NIR reactor, is published in the journal Scientific Reports today (Friday 26 October).
"A major challenge in material science is to work out how to regulate human-made material temperature as the human body can do in relationship to its environment," explains lead author Dr Mark Alston, Assistant Professor in Environmental Design, from the Faculty of Engineering.
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