[HTML][HTML] Extreme weather and climate change: population health and health system implications
Extreme weather and climate events, such as heat waves, cyclones, and floods, are an
expression of climate variability. These events and events influenced by climate change …
expression of climate variability. These events and events influenced by climate change …
Hierarchical-morphology metafabric for scalable passive daytime radiative cooling
Incorporating passive radiative cooling structures into personal thermal management
technologies could effectively defend humans against intensifying global climate change …
technologies could effectively defend humans against intensifying global climate change …
Integration of Janus wettability and heat conduction in hierarchically designed textiles for all-day personal radiative cooling
D Miao, N Cheng, X Wang, J Yu, B Ding - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Personal cooling textiles are a promising energy-free pathway for confronting serious heat-
related public health threats and improving industrial worker productivity. Current cooling …
related public health threats and improving industrial worker productivity. Current cooling …
[HTML][HTML] Change in cooling degree days with global mean temperature rise increasing from 1.5 C to 2.0 C
Limiting global mean temperature rise to 1.5° C is increasingly out of reach. Here we show
the impact on global cooling demand in moving from 1.5° C to 2.0° C of global warming …
the impact on global cooling demand in moving from 1.5° C to 2.0° C of global warming …
[HTML][HTML] Rising temperatures erode human sleep globally
Ambient temperatures are rising worldwide, with the greatest increases recorded at night.
Concurrently, the prevalence of insufficient sleep is rising in many populations. Yet it …
Concurrently, the prevalence of insufficient sleep is rising in many populations. Yet it …
[HTML][HTML] Personal thermal management by radiative cooling and heating
Maintaining thermal comfort within the human body is crucial for optimal health and overall
well-being. By merely broadening the set-point of indoor temperatures, we could …
well-being. By merely broadening the set-point of indoor temperatures, we could …
Contribution of urban ventilation to the thermal environment and urban energy demand: Different climate background perspectives
Urbanization can lead to changes in urban morphology that alter the urban thermal
environment and energy demand. Improving urban ventilation can alleviate the urban heat …
environment and energy demand. Improving urban ventilation can alleviate the urban heat …
Sub-ambient full-color passive radiative cooling under sunlight based on efficient quantum-dot photoluminescence
Daytime radiative cooling with high solar reflection and mid-infrared emission offers a
sustainable way for cooling without energy consumption. However, so far sub-ambient …
sustainable way for cooling without energy consumption. However, so far sub-ambient …
Greatly enhanced risk to humans as a consequence of empirically determined lower moist heat stress tolerance
As heatwaves become more frequent, intense, and longer-lasting due to climate change, the
question of breaching thermal limits becomes pressing. A wet-bulb temperature (Tw) of 35° …
question of breaching thermal limits becomes pressing. A wet-bulb temperature (Tw) of 35° …
Radiative cooling nanofabric for personal thermal management
A wearable textile that is engineered to reflect incoming sunlight and allow the transmission
of mid-infrared radiation simultaneously would have a great impact on the human body's …
of mid-infrared radiation simultaneously would have a great impact on the human body's …