HORIZON 2020 - Nanotechnology goes skin deep: but EU researchers keep it safe

Nanotechnology harnesses the power of the very small - just a fraction of the size of a human hair and too tiny to see with the naked eye - to make more effective devices, materials and medicines. Now researchers behind the SKHINCAPS project funded by the European Union want to use nanotechnologies to make smart clothing and cosmetics.

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Health Future and emerging technologies Science with and for Society Belgium Finland Germany Portugal Spain

date: 17/11/2016

Project: SKin Healthcare by Innovative NanoCAPsul...

acronym: SKHINCAPS

Project coordinator: CENTITVC - CENTRO DE NANOTECNOLOGIA E MATERIAIS TECNICOS FUNCIONAIS E INTELIGENTES ASSOCIACAO

See also: CORDIS

Imagine sportswear or underwear that keeps you cool when it’s hot or warm when it’s cold. This could now be possible thanks to the use of new fabrics impregnated with tiny capsules of materials that absorb and release energy.