High-Tech Clothes Could Also Be A Battery That We Can Power
We've known for years that there are ways to turn our movements into energy. A new project out of Singapore wants to turn clothes into high-tech batteries powered by our movement.
Lionel Richie Once Went Clothes Shopping For Nelson Mandela
Today Lionel Richie is receiving the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Not only has he sold millions of records, he’s become a home goods entrepreneur, an art enthusiast - and one time, personal clothes shopper for none other than Nelson Mandela.
Richard Nixon Once Had The White House Guard Dress In Fancy White Uniforms
In early 1970 President Richard Nixon introduced new uniforms for the guards at the White House - European-style suits that Americans thought looked better for movie ushers or marching bands.
With The Emotional Clothing Collection, You Really Can Wear Your Heart On Your Sleeve
Polish designer Iga Węglińska has a new way to help us stay in touch with our emotions: she's created clothes that will respond when we get stressed out.
High Tech Clothes Could Start Your Car Or Pay For Your Groceries
Our wireless, hands-free, automatic, smart device era may be about to get even smarter, thanks to high-tech smart fabric that can send out signals to devices or turn itself into a health monitor.
The Plastic Bags Of Today Could Be The Fashionable Fabric Of Tomorrow
Those bags that we don't want to throw out but can't always easily recycle? We might end up wearing them.
Bioprinting Clothes (And More) Out Of Algae
A research team at the University of Rochester and the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands has found a way to bioprint a strong, flexible and eco-friendly material that could one day serve as fabric for t-shirts, energy storage for space missions and much more.
The Time Kate Warne, America’s First Female Detective, Saved Abraham Lincoln’s Life
Today in 1861, President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrived in Washington, having been snuck into the city to avoid a plot against his life in Baltimore. Kate Warne, the first women detective in America, was key to getting him there safely.
The First Top Hat Got Its Inventor Arrested
Today in 1797, haberdasher John Hetherington reportedly walked onto the streets of London wearing the first top hat, which caused so much hubbub that he was arrested and fined for disturbing the peace!
This Wearable Exosuit Brings Us A Little Closer To Being Iron Man
Millions of people have back pain that just plain makes things harder to do. A team at Vanderbilt University has developed an exosuit that may ease all that back strain.