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Nanotechnology
Men’s Clothes go High Tech
Wrinkle Free, Stain Free and
Climate Control!
Yes,
Nanotechnology is a real word and it’s starting to change the clothes you wear!
Nanotechnology is the science of studying materials smaller than 100
nanometers, or roughly 1/100th the width of a human hair.
A nanometer is one billionth of a meter.
In
1998, Chemist David Soane founded Nano-Tex, a company that first
applied nanotechnology to the milling process of fabric.
Engineering fabrics on a molecular level can make clothing wrinkle
resistant, stain repellent, and able to wick away body moisture.
Nanopants! The first widespread commercial use began in 2001. Eddie
Bauer, Gap, Levi Strauss and other clothing suppliers started weaving
nanofibers into their pants and sweaters.
The
building blocks of nano-scale products are sub miniature components that
are often grown like crystals or dispersed through molecular scale
nozzles. These components are incorporated into ordinary materials
either during the original manufacturing process or through
post-manufacturing treatments.
How
is nanotech fabric made? First rolls of woven cotton fabric from textile
mills are immersed in liquids containing trillions of nanotech fibers.
Nanotech cotton stain resistant pants are made by immersing rolls of woven
cotton fabric in liquids containing trillions of nanotech fibers. Then,
the cotton, which has been permeated with the fibers, is dried in ovens
binding the tiny fibers to the comparatively much larger cotton threads.
The woven cotton appears to be unchanged, but provides a nearly solid
barrier to liquid.
Other uses are:
Extra bouncy tennis
balls –
Wilson Sporting Goods uses nano-size material to coat their Official Davis
Cup Double Core ball. The tiny particles form a molecular barrier that
traps air molecules. This method is being studied for use on tires, and
even non-glass beer bottles.
Transparent
sunscreen
– nanopowder absorbs sunlight, doesn’t appear white on your skin.
Easy clean bathrooms
– A thin film coating of transparent nanoparticles for bathroom surfaces,
the dirt can’t get past it nor stick to it.
Antibacterial
dressings
– Silver has been used for years as an antibacterial agent, but in a
nanocluster form it kills bacteria faster and reduced inflammation.
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 If
this all sounds like deja vue, all over again, you’ve probably seen the
1951 British comedy, “The Man in the White Suit”, starring Alec Guinness.
It’s about an inventor who develops a miraculous material that never gets
dirty and doesn’t wear out. When news of this non-perishable suit is
found out, both the local plant bosses and workers try to silence the
discovery, fearing an end to their business.
 THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT
Theatrical release: April 1951.
Filmed at Ealing Studios, London, England.
The film received a 1952 Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay.
In his 60-year film career, Alec Guinness (1914–2000) was best known for
his roles in the Ealing comedies, and for playing Obi Wan-Kenobi in George
Lucas’s STAR WARS films. |
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