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‘Electrified gold’ membranes help ski jacket stay dry

01/02/2018
‘Electrified gold’ membranes help ski jacket stay dry

Swiss textile company Osmotex has unveiled a ski jacket that transports moisture away from the body using thin layers of ‘electrified gold’. Working in collaboration with Finnish research institute Empa, Norwegian ski brand KJUS and Swiss textile company Schoeller, Osmtoex has applied the principle of osmosis to HYDRO_BOT technology, accelerating ...

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