Summary: Clothing with Technology - Fashion that’s Too Smart for the Runway Episode 49 - by Lisa Willemse (Click here to directly access the MP3) (Access the full text transcript) The clothing of the future is more likely to be loved for its function than its fashion. We’re already seeing accessories such as Google-Glass, the wearable computer glasses, but researchers are also busy weaving technology into the very fabric of the clothes we wear. Take, for example, underwear that monitors your health, or a shirt that can charge your smart phone. How about jeans that clean air pollution? These, and many other smart textiles may soon be coming to a department store near you. Listen to the Podcast to learn more! Further reading: He, R., Day, T. D., Krishnamurthi, M., Sparks, J. R., Sazio, P. J. A., Gopalan, V. and Badding, J. V. (2013), Silicon p-i-n Junction Fibers. Adv. Mater., 25: 1461–1467. David Szondy. (2012) “New type of optical fiber could be used in photovoltaic fabrics” in Gizmag Jacob Bush. (2010) “Biosensors in Briefs” in Highlights in Chemical Technology Catalytic Clothing Lisa Willemse is a science communicator with an interest in the science found in our everyday lives. She has worked as a journalist, photographer and was once encouraged to take a job in sales (she lasted one day). She is an alumni of the Banff Science Communications Program and currently works for the Stem Cell Network in Ottawa.
