Friday, June 7, 2013 - 6:11pm
An EEG sensor can convert your brain activity into a custom scarf with an image of your thoughts on it.
Clothing stories
Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 11:33am
This specially-equipped undergarment wards off attacks with a 3,800kV electric shock, and then sends a text to alert police.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 10:26am
The unlikely pairing of a chemist and a fashion designer has led to the creation of air-purifying textiles. The duo will debut a catalyzed denim kilt at the Edinburgh International Science Festival at the end of March.
Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 4:44am
Anyone who grew up reading comic books, was probably tempted to splurge a buck of their lawn mowing money on a pair of those X-ray specs advertised in the back. While any hope of seeing under people's clothes was quickly dashed once you tried them on, now there's a solution that actually works.
Friday, January 13, 2012 - 8:15am
The randomized patterns of camouflage tricks the brain into thinking a person or object has blended into its surroundings, and to date we've seen it customized for various seasons or regions. A big problem however is the patterns have never really been created for exact environments. Now, a software design firm has developed a method for making site-specific camouflage
Friday, December 16, 2011 - 4:39am
Most people hate doing laundry, so a couple of Chinese scientists say they have relieved us of this chore forever with a special fabric that cleans itself when exposed to sunlight.
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 3:47pm
We've all got closets full of dumb clothing. I say "dumb" because it doesn't do anything, you just put on however much of it you need to be comfortable. The U.S. Army has had it with all these stupid bulky heavy layers of clothes, and wants someone to go out and invent something smarter.
Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 3:19am
Here's a new spin on fashion, clothes made from milk.. While it sounds unlikely that you could make fabric from a cool frosty beverage, German fashion designer and microbiologist Anke Domaske has apparently found a way.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 10:15am
Forget straps, belt clips, and arm bands. This iPhone and iPod case, called The Move, can somehow harness the forces of evil (or something) to get your gadget to magically stick to anything you happen to be wearing.
Monday, June 20, 2011 - 9:13am
Looks like phone companies in the U.K. are hungry to outdo one another in the eyes of smartphone-loving concert-goers. First Vodafone unveiled a custom 18-wheeler capable of charging 2,000 phones at once, and now Orange is responding with a shirt that'll only charge one phone — but with magic.
