High-tech clothing scanning in 20 years
Have you ever thought about what kind of clothes we will be wearing in 20 years? Maybe at that time, those things hanging in your closet were not so much clothes as they were computers, generators, monitors, or something else. Because, in the future, more and more high-tech elements will be integrated into ordinary clothing. Clothes will no longer be just coverings for warmth and appearance. They will also be assistants in your life and work and even help you in extreme situations. Survive in complex and harsh environments.
Able to speak, sing and entertain
In August of this year, at the 2007 Computer Graphics Annual Conference held in San Diego, California, an exhibition about future clothing attracted the attention of many audiences. Among them, the solar-powered bikini designed by Andrew Schneider of New York University attracted attention. The bikini is packed with 40 flexible photovoltaic cells that produce a 5-volt output, which can be used to charge gadgets like iPods via the included USB port. Schneider said it only takes two hours of sunlight to fully charge an iPod. In this way, when you are sunbathing on the beach, you no longer have to worry about your iPod stopping midway.
Even more amazing than the solar bikini is the electronic ski jacket launched by Motorola. This ski suit is not only equipped with a full set of entertainment equipment, but also has a complete communication system. With a built-in Bluetooth stereo system, consumers can wirelessly stream downloaded music from their mobile phone to the jacket, allowing them to listen to music and make calls at the push of a button on the sleeve, while two separate speakers on the hood create Professional 3D surround effect.
The American company DADA is even more unexpected. Not long ago they launched a basketball shoe with MP3 function. This sneaker has a complete audio playback function, with a high-performance speaker built into the middle of the shoe, and it can also be listened to through wireless headphones. According to reports, fully charged sneakers can last for 6 hours.
If the clothes introduced above can only “sing” with the help of MP3, then the other clothes here can definitely be called “singers”. This “singing” garment is equipped with a variety of motion sensors, which can transmit information about the wearer’s movements from the sensors to a computer through a built-in Bluetooth system. Through computer processing, these mobile information can be transformed into beautiful music.
There is also a T-shirt that is more suitable for those who often miss phone calls. The T-shirt fabric has a sensor that can communicate with electronic devices such as mobile phones. It is very sensitive to the electronic devices around the wearer. As long as external information comes in, it will immediately “hug” you tightly. At this time, you I knew it was time to look at my phone.
Warm in winter and cool in summer, no-wash sunscreen
Of course, entertainment is only one of the many functions of future clothing. Using new biotechnology, nanotechnology and microwave technology, various super fabrics in the future will have more functions that will make you imagine special features that are not available.
Anti-mosquito clothing: When camping in the wild, you no longer have to worry about annoying mosquitoes. Just wear an “anti-mosquito suit” made of fiber containing special chemical components, and you will be “invulnerable to all mosquitoes”. No matter what kind of mosquitoes come into contact with this piece of clothing, they will faint and die. However, when people and small animals come into contact with it, it is no different from an ordinary piece of clothing.
Sun-protective clothing: An American company combines ceramic fiber with synthetic fiber to make sun-protective clothing. This kind of clothing is twice as effective as ordinary clothing in summer sun protection. At the same time, it can also reflect harmful ultraviolet rays. The ceramic fiber can prevent the infrared rays of thermal insulation from escaping.
No-clean clothing: Have you ever thought that clothes that haven’t been washed for several weeks will still be as clean as new? U.S. Air Force scientists recently developed a fiber with self-cleaning properties. The new technology uses microwaves to attach nanometer-sized ions to fibers. These nano-ions are not only waterproof and oil-proof but also antibacterial.
Insulation clothing: Clothes made by adding certain microcapsules during the manufacturing process can make you no longer worry about the cold winter. Because this tiny spherical film capsule attached to the fiber contains some special substances that can store heat energy under normal temperature conditions and release heat energy when the temperature drops, thereby achieving the purpose of heat preservation.
Power-generating clothing: Australian researchers are designing a garment that harvests energy from the human body. This kind of clothing is equipped with a device that converts vibrations into electrical energy. Clothing made of conductive fibers can store electrical energy in flexible batteries. Unlike Australian scientists, German scientists hope to achieve the same goal by using solar fibers to weave “battery cloth”. It is said that this cloth can withstand high temperatures of 100°C.
Bulletproof clothing: In the future, bulletproof vests woven with carbon nanofiber threads will be stronger and softer than clothes made of “Kevlar” fibers. After adding a complex compound , it can also make the helmet instantly stiffer when it is attacked or collided.
Edible clothing: Edible clothing is synthesized from special proteins, amino acids and multivitamins. It can be eaten and worn. A jacket can guarantee the needs of a soldier for 6 days.�Nutritional and energy, but the garment weighs only 2.5kg.
Information Center Soldier’s Close Friend
Compared with civilian use, the arrival of high-tech clothing may even change the traditional concept of war, making digital individual combat a reality.
The United States is currently developing a digital individual combat platform called the “Superman Combat Suit.” This military uniform includes almost all the scientific and technological achievements that can be applied to clothing at present, and has many functions such as protection, invisibility, treatment and communication.
The Superman battle suit has a built-in personal area network that can connect to multiple devices. By then, the laser protection helmet worn by American soldiers will become the information center. This helmet is made of nanoparticles and equipped with microcomputer monitors, day and night laser aiming sensors, chemical and biological respiratory masks, etc. Nanoscale solar conduction cells used in military uniform materials can be connected to ultra-micro memories to ensure energy supply for the entire system. The chest of the military uniform is equipped with a navigation bag the size of a cigarette box that can receive satellite signals. Through this device, soldiers can easily identify their own position and that of their comrades.
In addition, this kind of military uniform made of nanomaterials is also embedded with biochemical sensors and super wearable sensors to monitor the physical condition of soldiers. The former can monitor many important indicators such as the wearer’s heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature, while the latter can identify bleeding areas on the body surface. When necessary, the surrounding military uniforms can quickly shrink and act as a tourniquet. Military uniform researchers also hope to use nanomaterials to eventually make the fabrics of new military uniforms have higher elasticity, lighter texture, extremely high strength and toughness, and can play the role of bulletproof clothing.
A research project called “Exoskeleton to Enhance Human Function” has also been launched in the United States. The project plans to develop a robotic skeleton to improve soldiers’ combat capabilities. At present, the design and production of samples have been completed. According to reports, this equipment allows people to trot while carrying a load of several hundred kilograms, and the maximum load can reach 465 kilograms. This means that a soldier can wear more than 100 kilograms of armor and survival protection systems, as well as the weapons and ammunition of a squad or an entire platoon.
The various future costumes are dizzying and imaginative. However, most of the clothing mentioned above are still in the experimental stage, and there are still many difficulties that need to be overcome during their development. As researchers at France’s National Center for Communications Research acknowledge, there are still many challenges to overcome in bringing these garments to market, such as high initial costs, the design of where the operating buttons are, and how to clean them. In addition, some scientists also pointed out that whether the application of so many electronic components and chemical materials will have side effects on the human body needs further confirmation. The development of high-tech clothing must establish a unified and complete safety standard. From this point of view, it may take quite a long time for these powerful clothes to enter the homes of ordinary people. AAVBBCNVM,N. KJO
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