Future fabrics: garments that control body temperatures, kill germs and broadcast in stereo are just over the horizon. Can cleaners handle the high-tech?(Fashion & Fabricare)

American Drycleaner | December 1, 2003| | Copyright

Soon, many predict, gone will be the days when all clothing accomplished was to cover people, protect us from the elements and relay messages about personal style. In the future, our once-lazy clothes will be re-envisioned as keen multi-taskers, doing everything from playing our favorite tunes to fighting odors to measuring heart rhythms in the elderly.

Companies are itching to get into the market for these high-tech, future fabrics. The ideas range from lifestyle-altering to comical--think PherMate, a ready-to-wear device that emits pheromones to help people mate ...

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