The battle against sweat and moisture
Staying dry in the heaviest storms
Keeping cool with space-age science
Borrowing high-tech secrets from nature
Squeezing out speed and aerodynamics
YOUR GOAL
Master of The secret science of the clothes you sweat in
adidas Space-Age Performance Fabrics
Wearing space-suit science on the run, melting micro-wax to keep us cool!
adidas Under Armour athletic fabrics use bioceramic particles to reflect infrared heat.
adidas Sportswear fibers bounce infrared heat waves back down into the underlying muscles.
adidas Sweat droplets fly from a sprinting runner wearing a color-saturated, high-tech athletic shirt.
adidas Weave breathable synthetic fibers to learn how modern sportswear wicks away sweat.
NASA pajamas: Phase Change Materials were originally developed by NASA to keep astronauts comfortable inside spacesuits during wild temperature swings.
A substance that absorbs or releases thermal energy when transitioning between solid and liquid states. In the late 1980s, NASA researched these substances to control temperatures in astronaut spacesuit gloves.
What substance is sealed inside microcapsules to regulate temperature in Phase Change Materials?
Which natural sugar alcohol is printed onto running shirts to create a cooling sensation?
What type of energy emitted by the human body do bioceramic fabrics absorb and reflect?
How many degrees Fahrenheit can a xylitol-treated fabric lower its temperature when wet?
What scientific tool do sportswear designers use to map where humans sweat and overheat?
Which organization originally developed Phase Change Materials (PCMs) in the 1980s?
Which part of the body is a primary high-heat zone where designers place mesh panels?