Three U of T kids have invented a shirt that is wired to keep us warm, when necessary or permit cooling off as conditions change. Clement Zhou. seen above with CBC reporter Amanda Margison, says he and two friends set out to design a “smart shirt” that heats up or cools down depending on the weather. Their company, Fuel Wear Clothing, recently asked for funding on the Internet and found some $80,000 to produce a top that has conductive material sewn into the fabric. “It’s the first intelligent, smart-heated base layer shirt that monitors your body temperature and provides you with the right amount of heating in the winter,” Mr. Zhou told CBC News. The shirt is a hot item online, and is said to have attracted the attention of retailers The shirt is also said to be “not cheap” but no price is mentioned. Video here
