In 2007, Apple filed a patent application involving actual clothing for its customers. Particularly, the company behind the revolutionary iPhone applied for an invention called “High tactility glove system.” Published only recently, the system is most likely aimed at the iPhone and iPod touch, even though... |
5 January 2009
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Shoes do a lot more than simply protect our feet, but most of the time we don't realize the physical changes they inflict. For example, wearing shoes can change the way a human walks and how the weight of the body is being distributed on the feet. In modern humans, who basically can't live without shoes, th... |
6 June 2008
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You rather associate bamboo with exotic furniture, but the textiles of the future could be bamboo-made. A new research carried out at the Colorado State University and presented at the 235th national meeting of the American Chemical Society shows that bamboo textiles protect against harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation... |
18 April 2008
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Although CeBIT is nowhere near a fashion show, this is exactly what we've come across upon visiting the Future Parc section of the exhibition. And no, we're not talking about any haute-couture, but about what normal people might be wearing in just a few years' time, namely clothes built using advanced ... |
8 March 2008
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It is said that the fashion industry always looks towards the future when designing clothing; however they hardly need the help of stiff scientists when it comes to developing them. Now they can finally incorporate some new accessories and clothes, such as garments that convert the extra energy produced by our bodies... |
29 November 2007
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Everybody knows that wire tapping is an extremely useful tool for police agencies around the world. Getting a witness or an undercover agent to wear a wire on a meeting with a crime boss is something else.It's very risky for the cop and very easy for the bad guys to find a wire stuck to the body with duct tape.... |
22 May 2007
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