One of the biggest conundrums in outdoor apparel, specifically base layers, is that the next-to-skin fabric meant to keep you warm must also combat moisture. When you’re exercising in the outdoors, ...

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One of the biggest challenges of outdoor apparel is finding ways to effectively wick moisture away from the body, while also maintaining a high degree of wind and water resistance. More often than not ...

Earlier this month, I reported about the launch of a new and innovative connected jacket that promises to keep you warm yet dry while skiing using electro-osmosis. That jacket was the Hydo_Bot, a self ...

Functional fabrics and performance textiles specialist Schoeller Textil, and Swiss-Norwegian start-up Osmotex, have launched the first clothing product using their electro-osmotic membrane technology ...

While there are already various types of winter sportswear textiles that are claimed to draw sweat away from the skin while still keeping the wearer warm, HYDRO_BOT is certainly unique. Developed by a ...

Swiss sportswear brand Kjus has launched what it claims is the world’s first garment to feature an electronic, user-controlled membrane, designed to eliminate sweat simply by touching a button.

Despite being a winter activity, skiing is by no means a sedentary sport. And if you’re an avid skier, chances are you’ve experienced the gross sensation of sweat underneath all your layers during a ...

This ‘HYDRO_BOT’ is said to use the same principles that enable plants to draw water from the soil via their roots. The creators say this wearable technology accelerates the process by applying a ...