Cooler clothing may sport a snazzy matte white chalk coating

When it comes to keeping cool on hot days, it’s not so much a matter of wearing less clothing as it is a matter of wearing the right clothing. A new fabric coating could help in that regard, and it’s essentially made of chalk.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading Cooler clothing may sport a snazzy matte white chalk coating

Video: Heat-gun-toting robot could create bespoke clothing on the cheap

Custom-fit clothing is usually quite expensive, but perhaps it doesn’t have to be. MIT’s 4D Knit Dress is an example of a new type of clothing that a robot could selectively shrink to fit the wearer, perhaps right in the store.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading Video: Heat-gun-toting robot could create bespoke clothing on the cheap

Shape-shifting fiber responds to heat, could produce morphing fabrics

Researchers have created a low-cost fiber that contracts in response to heat, resuming its shape when the heat is removed. Compatible with existing textile-producing machinery and not reliant on sensors or other hardware, the shape-shifting fiber could… Continue reading Shape-shifting fiber responds to heat, could produce morphing fabrics

Adobe launches the first material that changes patterns in real time

The company that has pioneered digital image editing has unveiled a surprising new direction with Project Primrose, featuring materials that can change color and patterns in real time.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Adobe, Fashion, Materials,… Continue reading Adobe launches the first material that changes patterns in real time

Smart Pants use fiber optics to discreetly track wearers’ activity

While it’s often important for doctors to monitor a patient’s physical activity throughout the day, placing cameras in that person’s home is a pretty obtrusive way of doing so. Scientists have now developed an alternative, in the form of activity-track… Continue reading Smart Pants use fiber optics to discreetly track wearers’ activity

Flamboyant Italian clothes defeat facial recognition without masks

They may be a little brutal on the eye, but Capable says its visually confusing and extremely pricey cotton knits are designed to throw off AI facial recognition systems, by fooling machine learning systems into thinking you’re an animal and not a huma… Continue reading Flamboyant Italian clothes defeat facial recognition without masks