If you're dirty and sweaty from performing an outdoor activity, it's understandable that you don't want to drive home that way. Wouldn't it be nice if you could take a hot shower first? Well, the portable Geyser System lets you do so – depending on how you define the word "shower."
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Ravean has been producing different self-heating outdoor accessories for several years now, from vests and hoodies to sleeping bag liners. Now the company is developing a battery-powered heated glove with a recent Kickstarter launch exceeding its goals just days after it went live.
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For years, the military has been using simple chemical-based heating systems as a way to quickly warm prepackaged rations. Now the YABUL Cook translates such systems into a light-weight silicone device that is foldable and easy to transport.
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Can you control your whole body's temperature by heating or cooling just one small part of it? It seems a little far-fetched, but the makers of the Aircon Watch certainly believe you can, and if their early crowdfunding success in anything to go by, they are far from alone.
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Keeping safe and comfortable in arctic conditions is a precarious balancing act, so scientists from Stanford University and the US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development & Engineering Center are working on energized fabrics that heat up when powered, yet wick away sweat and dry easily.
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It can be hard to leave the comfort of a heated home when winter arrives, but humans can't hibernate forever. Fillony wants to make it easier to brave the elements. We've seen heated clothes before, but Fillony thinks it has taken the breed to new places with multi-zone heating.
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Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has now spawned Dandelion, a new startup that aims to tap into geothermal energy. The company’s signature technology is a geothermal heating and cooling system that pumps heat from the ground into the home in winter, or out of it during summer.
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It's not just airplane wings that need to stay ice-free in the winter – it's also pretty darn important that the runways not be icy, either. With that in mind, an Iowa State University team has developed a new type of electrically-conductive concrete that melts snow and ice.
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On cold days at the computer, we can rug up in sweaters or blankets, but by design our hands need to be free to bang away at the keyboard. The Envavo Heatbuff is a small heater that sits just above your keyboard and warms your hands, apparently without heating up your keyboard or the unit itself.
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People such as the elderly can sometimes get burned by heating pads. What would help is if they could see through the pad, to see when their skin is getting red. With that in mind, scientists have developed a clear heating pad.
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