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Imma Perfetto

Imma Perfetto

Sep 22, 2026

11:05
All right, so what's in it that makes it so special? What is it, ZIF-67 and zinc oxide? What are they and what are they doing that has this effect?
11:15
The fabric itself is made from a thermoplastic polyurethane or TPU.
11:21
And so this is a type of polyurethane which becomes pliable, malleable when it's heated, and then it hardens once it's cooled.
11:29
Now, the TPU doesn't give the fabric its really interesting cooling properties.
11:35
It's these nanoparticles that they have incorporated into it.
11:39
So the purple colour comes from the material ZIF-67.
11:46
Now, this is what's called a metal organic framework, and it's made up of this repeating crystalline structure of cobalt ions linked by these organic carbon-containing compound.
15:31
Where's this going to go? Are we all going to be wearing purple T-shirts and there are going to be purple cars and this is going to be pretty common technology, you think, Emma? Yeah.

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