Quote from article..."Clothing coated in AgNWs would feel virtually identical to normal clothing because such a small amount of AgNW solution..." end quote. I see the word 'solution' there, is this simply like dipping a pair of socks into your solution while it's brewing? Those two words don't seem to go together for me - 'AgNW' and 'solution'? So which is it, is the clothing full of minute silver wires, or is it just clothing dipped in a silver solution? N.Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-01-super-insulated-indoor.html#jCp Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2015 21:52:34 -0600 Subject: Re: CS>Silver nanowire as insulation From: [email protected] To: [email protected]
It would have to be nanowire, but how they make that, I don't know. On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 10:10 AM, André Juthe <[email protected]> wrote: Does that mean that you could dip your clothes in your silver solution in order to get some of that effect or does it have to be nanowires? 2015-01-08 17:01 GMT+01:00 Dan Nave <[email protected]>: Well, it IS about silver... <http://phys.org/news/2015-01-super-insulated-indoor.html> "(Phys.org)—By wearing clothes that have been dip-coated in a silver nanowire (AgNW) solution that is highly radiation-insulating, a person may stay so warm in the winter that they can greatly reduce or even eliminate their need for heating their home. Considering that 47% of global energy is spent on indoor heating, and 42% of that specifically for residential heating, such highly insulating clothing could potentially have huge cost savings."
