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This Fabric Warms You on One Side and Cools on the Other
The best way to ensure you’re always comfortable when you head outdoors is to layer your outfit so you can strip some clothing away when you’re hot, or add more when you’re cold. But what if one garment could work both ways? That’s what scientists are promising with a new engineered material that heats on…
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The North Face’s Futurelight Fabric Finally Makes Raincoats Feel Less Like A Plastic Bag
I’m never going to suit up in a highly-engineered spacesuit that NASA spent millions of dollars developing, but heading out into a thunderstorm in a jacket made from The North Face’s new Futurelight material genuinely made me feel like I was wearing an engineering marvel. It’s a waterproof fabric that feels nothing like the rubbery…
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The 13 Coolest Things We Saw At CES This Year
Several people on the ground at CES in Las Vegas told me that it was down year. I’d argue that it was just plain boring. But that doesn’t mean that there weren’t some neat gadgets in the mix. In fact, a baker’s dozen of them were just plain amazing.
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The North Face’s Apex Flex Jacket Is The Perfect Top Layer For Your Outdoor Adventures
Even we nerds get outside sometimes. And when we do, we want to stay dry. We want to stay dry in the most high-tech way possible. And lo, The North Face’s latest jacket is exactly that: a fully waterproof (like, dump a bucket of water on your head waterproof) jacket that’s still soft and pliable…