Advanced Fiber Materials, Volume. 7, Issue 1, 00488(2025)

Cooling Textiles Provide a New Solution to Urban Heat Islands

Zhangcheng Li1, Shiliang Zhang2, Zitan Yang1, Zhi Liang1, Ning Zhou3, Guangming Tao2,4,5,6,7, and Chong Hou1,5、*
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  • 1School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
  • 2Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
  • 3Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
  • 4Key Laboratory of Vascular Aging, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
  • 5State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
  • 6School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
  • 7School of Physical Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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    Radiative cooling textiles offer significant potential for enhancing personal thermal comfort amid rising global temperatures. Recently, a spectrally selective hierarchical fabric was reported to emit predominantly within the atmospheric transmission window while suppressing parasitic heat from the surrounding infrastructure, thus combating the urban heat islands. This development represents a significant advance in personal thermal management, demonstrating the potential of radiative cooling fabrics to adapt to various environmental conditions.

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    Zhangcheng Li, Shiliang Zhang, Zitan Yang, Zhi Liang, Ning Zhou, Guangming Tao, Chong Hou. Cooling Textiles Provide a New Solution to Urban Heat Islands[J]. Advanced Fiber Materials, 2025, 7(1): 00488

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: --

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 14, 2025

    The Author Email: Hou Chong (chong@hust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s42765-024-00488-4

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