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Finnish researchers develop temperature control for smart clothing

17/03/2016

The VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed technology that it says controls the thermal, moisture and flow-technical behaviour of smart clothing. The VTT technology is able to calculate whether the wearer needs to be cooled or warmed based on data measured from the person and the environment. Individual thermal sensations are...

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