http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/08/04/intelligent.clothing/index.html
Can you imagine clothes that could prevent the flu or any other illnesses? Now imagine never having to wash them. Researchers in England are experimenting with technology that would make it possible for our clothes to detect so much more about our body before we could. Everything is being considered: workout gear that detects the amount a person sweats; underwear that detects cancer cells. Nothing is too far-fetched. Researchers even believe that one day humans will wear clothes that have built-in cooling, deodorant, moisturizers, and vitamins.
One breakthrough study has revealed technology placed in a bra that can detect breast cancer at the earliest possible time. It tracks an increase in blood flow rates, a common sign when tumors grow, and alerts the bra wearer. The only drawback: some say that an increase in blood flow can happen for a lot of different reasons. It can be caused by benign tumors or cysts, so it may cause some false alarms.
A little over a year ago, Forbes Magazine produced an article about ‘smart clothes’. Their definition was a little less intriguing. ‘Smart’ clothes only one year ago were defined as jeans that had an iPod docking station built in or clothing that could protect the wearer from ultraviolet rays. It is amazing to see how far we have come in only one year.
The new technological advances in clothing are things I could have never imagined in the past. It is so interesting to think where we may be with all technological advances by the year 2020. Clothes, an item everyone wears, seems to be one of the most practical places to begin researching. As one researcher said, they are the mediator between our bodies and the environment. It only makes sense that we design them to tell us much as much about our bodies as possible.
Reference: http://www.forbes.com/2007/03/19/hightech-function-clothing-forbeslife-cx_hp_0320smartclothes.html
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