| During the late 1800's, the world was gifted with an | | | | has not disclosed the material he use for his apparels |
| inventor who was keen at creating rather unusual | | | | but it seems that he has been using textiles that are |
| clothes. It was during this time that the man named | | | | product of nanotechnology because of its lightweight |
| George Scott has been delivering to the skeptical | | | | feature and strong fiber structure. Of his notable clients |
| world apparel that was integrated with | | | | the most controversial are the Presidents Hugo |
| electromagnetic mechanisms. Unfortunately for him | | | | Chavez of Venezuela and Barack Obama of the |
| though, people branded him some sort of a quack and | | | | United States. |
| shooed his inventions away from the conventional. He | | | | As this study advances the main question as to why |
| had advertised undergarments that supposedly | | | | we use clothes somehow also evolves. We have |
| promote blood circulation thereby stimulating organic | | | | already answered it - we use dress up for comfort |
| action. This systemic organic flow, as he asserted, | | | | and protection. But the question is still there it's just that |
| assists good digestion. Though he finds ally with other | | | | no longer a why question but a how one. How can we |
| scientific men, he had not won the favor of the | | | | be able to improve our apparels to further protect us |
| noblemen and rest of the community. | | | | or give us comfort more than the conventional? |
| Two centuries after, it seems that the aspirations and | | | | Advertisements from different manufacturers are |
| workings of Scott have materialized through a special | | | | already aired claiming that their product has the |
| study from which his concepts can be used in modern | | | | capacity to restrict odors as with the case of modern |
| clothing and uniforms to be used by the military and | | | | socks. There are also modern garments that uses |
| limited civilians. The current invention is somewhat has | | | | nanotech to promote self cleaning features. |
| resemblance to that of Scott's but with slight | | | | NASA has their own versions of textiles but instead of |
| difference in terms of specific function. For example, | | | | using it commercially, scientists are keeping it as of the |
| there are electronic devices that are integrated to | | | | moment for the exclusive use of the astronauts for |
| dresses that provide continues monitoring of the | | | | their space suits. The history of the advanced NASA |
| heartbeat. The military uniforms uses nanotechnology | | | | space suits somehow can be traced back to the 60's |
| in order to make uniforms that has the capacity to | | | | when the first astronaut landed on moon. Studies |
| transmit and receive signals limiting their use of long | | | | showed that the dust from the moon has damaged |
| antenna for communications. | | | | space suits and because of this, astronauts cannot |
| In Bogota, Colombia, a man named Miguel Caballero | | | | stay longer on the surface of the moon. Scientists |
| somehow followed footsteps with Scott except that | | | | patterned the new space suits textiles from the |
| the former is not interested with electric integrated | | | | features of a water lily leaf. |
| suits but corporate uniforms capable of stopping a | | | | The progression of the innovation is unstoppable and |
| bullet. For his part, he has gained the attention of many | | | | as long as we have the materials to create, our |
| renowned leaders and celebrities for his invention. He | | | | clothes will somehow advance to our own benefits. |