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Microbes are "the factories of the future"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: Suzanne Lee of BioCouture explains how she makes clothes that are "grown using bacteria" in this movie filmed at the Wearable Futures conference in London in December....
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Advances in design software mean "materials are becoming media"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: new technologies mean the design process is becoming akin to "creating a Hollywood film," says designer Francis Bitonti, who created a seamless 3D-printed dress for burlesque...
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Synthetic materials can "behave like living cells"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: scientists are combining non-living chemicals to create materials with the properties of living organisms, says the creator of a self-repairing shoe made from protocells....
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Wearable technology needs to "transcend the world of gadgets"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: integration with the existing fashion supply chain is crucial to the development of a successful wearable technology industry, says solar-powered dress designer Pauline van...
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Wearable technology will "transform the doctor-patient relationship"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: wearable technology will revolutionise healthcare for doctors and patients alike, says the director of design studio Vitamins in our final movie from December's Wearable...
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Reality Mediators wearable technology by Ling Tan punishes laziness
These wearable devices by designer Ling Tan cause unpleasant sensations when the wearer becomes inactive or stops concentrating (+ movie). Tan's Reality Mediators project hooks up wearable sensors that...
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Self-repairing trainers 3D-printed from biological cells by Shamees Aden
Wearable Futures: London designer and researcher Shamees Aden is developing a concept for running shoes that would be 3D-printed from synthetic biological material and could repair themselves...
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Fashion collection features solar panels for charging a mobile phone
Wearable Futures: flaps in this range of clothing by Dutch fashion designer Pauline van Dongen open up to reveal solar panels, enabling the wearer to become a walking mobile phone charger (+ movie)....
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Headgear to thwart mind-reading surveillance cameras by Fabrica researchers
Wearable Futures: researchers at Italian design centre Fabrica have created accessories that would deceive neuroimaging devices by diverting thoughts using electric shocks and flashing lights (+...
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Clothes that change colour according to climate by Lauren Bowker
Wearable Futures: alchemist Lauren Bowker has embedded ink that changes colour depending on different climatic conditions into a feathered garment (+ movie). Bowker designs clothing and sculptures to...
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