Related Links
Applications of PCM
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Outlast® Technology - Outlast® technology enhances textiles by providing the benefit of proactive temperature regulation that manages heat and moisture in many textiles.
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Comfortemp® Intelligent Nonwovens - Comfortemp® is the brand name for intelligent nonwovens, into which mPCM materials have been integrated. They interactively react to changing body or outside temperatures.
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Micronal® PCM (BASF) - Phase-change materials in wall plasters and wallboards compensate for temperature peaks, offer substantially enhanced comfort owing to their passive building cooling mechanism, and may even enable you to dispense wih an air-conditioning system altogether.
Miscellaneous
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nanoHUB.org - A resource for nanoscience and nanotechnology, nanoHUB.org was created by the NSF-funded Network for Computational Nanotechnology.
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thermalHUB - The mission of thermalHUB is to serve the heat transfer community by providing convenient global access to comprehensive, state-of-the-art information, computing, and communications resources that: (a) enhance the efficiency and accuracy of research studies on all types of thermal transport processes across all relevant length and time scales, (b) enable continuous learning by sharing best practices and learning tools with the broad community, from students to experienced engineers and scientists.
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Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) - The Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) is the most advanced, powerful, and robust collection of integrated advanced digital resources and services in the world. It is a single virtual system that scientists can use to interactively share computing resources, data, and expertise.
PCM in Public Media
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Innovative Ideas To Keep Cool, Save Energy - This news item on All Things Considered on the National Public Radio (NPR) on July 14, 2011 discussed phase change materials.
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Mongolia bids to keep city cool with 'ice shield' experiment - In this Guardian article, a geoengineering trial that aims to 'store' winter temperatures in a giant block of ice that will cool and water Ulan Bator in summer is discussed.
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New Battery Coolant Is 3x Better than Water - Application of phase change materials to cooling of batteries for electric cars is adiscussed.
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PCM In Textiles - From original applications in space suits and gloves, phase change materials are finding their way into consumer products.