How a Pinecone Adapts

Dr. Veronika Kapsali from MMT Textiles with help from the University of Bath’s Biomimetics Group has developed a fabric inspired by the pinecone’s natural ability to open and close itself when exposed to moisture. Their temperature sensitive product adapts to its surrounding conditions with thousands of small wool fibers that rise or fall to create more or less heat resistance.

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