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Spinoff story

Cool Suit

A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.

About this technology

Overview

Acurex developed a heat stress alleviating, liquid cooled helmet liner for military pilots after a series of accidents in Vietnam suggested heat exhaustion as the cause. System pumped a cooled liquid through channels in the helmet liner proved effective in eliminating 40-60% of stored body heat.