{"id":320432,"date":"2023-03-23T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=migration&p=320432"},"modified":"2023-09-27T20:14:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T00:14:00","slug":"nasa-developed-temperature-regulating-clothing-additive-heats-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/technology\/nasa-developed-temperature-regulating-clothing-additive-heats-up\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA-Developed Temperature-Regulating Clothing Additive Heats Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trizar_1a.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"887\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trizar_1a.jpg?w=985\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Artist rendition of X-plane in space above the Earth.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trizar_1a.jpg 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trizar_1a.jpg?resize=300,270 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trizar_1a.jpg?resize=768,692 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trizar_1a.jpg?resize=400,360 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trizar_1a.jpg?resize=600,540 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trizar_1a.jpg?resize=900,810 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trizar_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"161\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trizar_2.jpg?w=320\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Side by side images of two tiles. The untreated tile on the left that was heated with a torch is showing the protective layer is beginning to disintegrate, while the tile that was treated and then heated with a torch appears only minor damage.  \" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trizar_2.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trizar_2.jpg?resize=300,151 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Materials for coating spaceplanes maintain comfort in outerwear, sports uniforms, jeans <\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA intended its Reusable Launch Vehicle program of the 1990s to demonstrate technologies that would enable hypersonic spaceplanes to make affordable, repeated trips into space. It was never intended to improve the performance of hunting, skiing, and sports gear, but, more than 20 years after its cancellation, that\u2019s what\u2019s happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the program\u2019s most successful spinoffs has been a substance dubbed Protective Coating for Ceramic Materials, or PCCM, which NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California, invented to protect the spaceplanes\u2019 heat shields during atmospheric re-entry. NASA patented the coating, and Wessex Inc. \u2013 now known as Emisshield Inc. \u2013 licensed it and started developing commercial products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The material isn\u2019t a traditional insulator, and it\u2019s not reflective. Instead, it has remarkably high emissivity, meaning it could absorb heat from a heat shield and radiate it away from the spacecraft. Emisshield has adapted PCCM into dozens of formulas now coating industrial equipment around the world (<em>Spinoff<\/em> 2001, 2004, 2011, 2019).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2013, Brad Poorman and Jim Hind incorporated Clean Textile Technology LLC, now of North Naples, Florida, and were looking for a niche in high-tech textiles when they learned of PCCM. They approached Emisshield, which agreed to license its technology exclusively to them for use in fabrics in exchange for a share in the brand.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trizar_5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trizar_5.jpg?w=985\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Man and woman in winter weather with ski gear and the woman in putting on a winter coat.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trizar_5.jpg 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trizar_5.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trizar_5.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trizar_5.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trizar_5.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trizar_5.jpg?resize=900,600 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>By 2015, Trizar was up and running, with commercial partners turning out a combined 300,000 or so jackets that year (<em>Spinoff<\/em> 2016). Since then, the company has advanced its technology and worked its way into jeans, sports uniforms, and even face masks. In cold-weather gear, which is most of the company\u2019s business, the material emits body heat back to the wearer. Trizar also produces low-emissivity formulas for hot weather, which reflect heat away from the body to keep people cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDuring the pandemic, Emisshield was awarded patents around the fibers and fabrics we had developed, and we did a lot of R&D while the factories were shut down,\u201d Poorman said.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trizar_6.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trizar_6.jpeg?w=320\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Printed text on fabric.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trizar_6.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trizar_6.jpeg?resize=225,300 225w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trizar_6.jpeg?resize=300,400 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>At first, the emissive ingredients were printed onto fabrics, but the team has now devised ways to incorporate them into thread or yarn before it\u2019s turned into cloth. \u201cBy getting it into the yarn, we\u2019ve been able to deliver performance without adding any weight and with much less cost,\u201d Poorman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many commercial breakthroughs have come with these developments. A few years ago, Endeavor Athletic started using Trizar in some of its training apparel, and O\u2019Neill put it into skiing and snowboarding jackets. Now customers can find Trizar materials in FORLOH hunting gear, Artilect Studio ski jackets and pants, KJUS jacket liners, Ergonomix apparel for hot and cold weather, Levi\u2019s jeans sold in East Asia, and New Balance\u2019s basketball and professional lacrosse uniforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company makes its emissive material concentrates in the United States before shipping them to textile mills around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trizar was growing at about 20% annually until the pandemic hit, and the pace has picked up to 30-40% annual growth since the return to a relative normal, Poorman said. And during the pandemic, Trizar was incorporated into high-end facemasks that sold over 100,000 units.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poorman said Trizar\u2019s popularity with consumers has helped it find new brands and markets. But its origins in the space program also don\u2019t hurt, he said, noting that customers know space travel requires extreme temperature management. \u201cNowadays, everyone\u2019s into NASA,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA has a long history of <a href=\"https:\/\/spinoff.nasa.gov\/disclaimer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transferring technology to the private sector<\/a>. The agency\u2019s Spinoff publication profiles NASA technologies that have transformed into commercial products and services, demonstrating the broader benefits of America\u2019s investment in its space program. Spinoff is a publication of the Technology Transfer program in NASA\u2019s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on how NASA brings space technology down to Earth, visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spinoff.nasa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>spinoff.nasa.gov<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Mike DiCicco<br>\nNASA\u2019s Spinoff Publication<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA-Developed Temperature-Regulating Clothing Additive Heats Up<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":321876,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3817,2661,3339,2827],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[],"coauthors":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"NASA-Developed Temperature-Regulating Clothing Additive Heats Up","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/technology\/nasa-developed-temperature-regulating-clothing-additive-heats-up\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/technology\/nasa-developed-temperature-regulating-clothing-additive-heats-up\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trizar_1a.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trizar_1a.jpg"},"articleSection":"NASA Directorates","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Loura Hall"}],"creator":["Loura Hall"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["Technology","Technology Transfer & Spinoffs","Spinoffs","Technology Transfer"],"dateCreated":"2023-03-23T15:00:00Z","datePublished":"2023-03-23T15:00:00Z","dateModified":"2023-09-28T00:14:00Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"NASA-Developed Temperature-Regulating Clothing Additive Heats Up\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/technology\/nasa-developed-temperature-regulating-clothing-additive-heats-up\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trizar_1a.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2023-03-23T15:00:00Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"NASA Directorates\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"Technology,Technology Transfer & Spinoffs,Spinoffs,Technology Transfer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Loura Hall\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":4,"time_ago":"1 year","featured_image":{"id":321876,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trizar_1a.jpg","title":"trizar_1a","alt":"Artist rendition of X-plane in space above the Earth.","caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320432"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=320432"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":470604,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320432\/revisions\/470604"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/321876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=320432"},{"taxonomy":"news-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-tags?post=320432"},{"taxonomy":"internal-terms","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-terms?post=320432"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=320432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}