When we touch something hot or cold, the temperature is consciously sensed. Previous studies have shown that the cortex, the outermost layer of the brain, is responsible for thermal sensations.

Wearable thermal control devices promise just that, offering portable personal thermal comfort. Not only that, but these devices also have other applications such as providing temperature feedback ...

Which thermal underwear is best? Whether you hunt, exercise outdoors, enjoy winter sports or just have to do yard work in the winter, cold weather can make it difficult to stay outside for long ...

Ysia® Zigbee range of remote controls has been designed to control motorized interior window coverings, such as blinds and ...

New ComfortMax seats from GM supplier Lear promise streamlined manufacturing and a 40 percent improvement in time-to-sensation for heating and ventilation.

Lear (LEA) announced a key engineering integration with General Motors (GM), beginning in the Q2. A first of its kind, the ComfortMax Seat ...

Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA), a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, announced today a key ...

These findings contribute to developing objective methods for evaluating thermal comfort. Thermal sensations are consciously differentiated as hot or cold by the brain; however, the neural ...