Electric Textiles and Nanotechnology - The Science of Our Clothes

During the late 1800's, the world was gifted with anhas not disclosed the material he use for his apparels
inventor who was keen at creating rather unusualbut it seems that he has been using textiles that are
clothes. It was during this time that the man namedproduct of nanotechnology because of its lightweight
George Scott has been delivering to the skepticalfeature and strong fiber structure. Of his notable clients
world apparel that was integrated withthe most controversial are the Presidents Hugo
electromagnetic mechanisms. Unfortunately for himChavez of Venezuela and Barack Obama of the
though, people branded him some sort of a quack andUnited States.
shooed his inventions away from the conventional. HeAs this study advances the main question as to why
had advertised undergarments that supposedlywe use clothes somehow also evolves. We have
promote blood circulation thereby stimulating organicalready 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 otherno longer a why question but a how one. How can we
scientific men, he had not won the favor of thebe 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 andAdvertisements from different manufacturers are
workings of Scott have materialized through a specialalready aired claiming that their product has the
study from which his concepts can be used in moderncapacity to restrict odors as with the case of modern
clothing and uniforms to be used by the military andsocks. There are also modern garments that uses
limited civilians. The current invention is somewhat hasnanotech to promote self cleaning features.
resemblance to that of Scott's but with slightNASA 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 tomoment for the exclusive use of the astronauts for
dresses that provide continues monitoring of thetheir space suits. The history of the advanced NASA
heartbeat. The military uniforms uses nanotechnologyspace suits somehow can be traced back to the 60's
in order to make uniforms that has the capacity towhen the first astronaut landed on moon. Studies
transmit and receive signals limiting their use of longshowed 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 Caballerostay longer on the surface of the moon. Scientists
somehow followed footsteps with Scott except thatpatterned the new space suits textiles from the
the former is not interested with electric integratedfeatures of a water lily leaf.
suits but corporate uniforms capable of stopping aThe progression of the innovation is unstoppable and
bullet. For his part, he has gained the attention of manyas long as we have the materials to create, our
renowned leaders and celebrities for his invention. Heclothes will somehow advance to our own benefits.