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Dave Golder

New sweater inspired by polar bear fur provides a thinner, warmer alternative to down jackets

Polar bears.

Could super-warm, super-thin  fake polar bear sweaters be all the rage on the slopes in a few years? Welcome to the dawn of 'faux'-lar bear knitwear.

Scientists at Zhejiang University in China have created a sweater knitted from a new synthetic fiber that mimics polar bear fur, and which is thinner but warmer than traditional down jackets. They published their findings yesterday in the journal Science.

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