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Perfumed, Glowing Cloth

Posted by michael on from the blinding-and-stinky dept.

namtap writes "A story on NPR's All Things Considered discusses a light emitting fabric: The costumes onstage in Washington, D.C., might look a little brighter this opera season -- or at least, much more colorful. All Things Considered senior host Robert Siegel talks with Alberto Spiazzi, costume designer for Washington Opera's production of Aida, about luminex, a self-illuminating fabric." Makarand writes "A new technology will soon enable scents to be woven into fabrics. The technology, called Sensory Perception Technologies (SPT), will allow particles of moisturisers, deodorants and fragrances to be woven directly into fabrics. Scented tiny droplets contained inside miniature waterproof particles are woven into fabrics to be released upon activation by movement or touch. The fabrics are dry cleanable and machine washable."

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  1. Heat Change Clothes by Cuprous · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Anyone remember the shirts that would change color with heat? I loved how the armpits would always be one color and the rest of the shirt would be the other.

    1. Re:Heat Change Clothes by browman · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Ah, yes! "Global Hypercolour"... I've still got one somewhere (unless my wife threw it away!) Fantastic 80's throwback which, unfortunately, stopped working after about 3 washes.

      --
      You fool! You've given cheese to a lactose intolerant volcano god! Do you know what that means?
  2. Luminex by LMariachi · · Score: 4, Interesting

    $280/yd (and a 50 yard minimum order) seems a little steep for fabric with strands of optical fiber woven in -- you still have to hook up the light sources yourself, probably after you've cut your pattern. Seems most people capable of making anything more complicated than a tablecloth out of this stuff could probably weave their own.

  3. Pretty, but expensive by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I emailed them about it. Here is the reply.

    Thank you for your interest in Luminex.

    We are Zuzka, the exclusive Distribution & Product Development team for Luminex in the US & Canada.

    Yes, the optical fiber fabric is available for purchase!

    The minimum is 50 yards per fabric type.

    The fabric is woven with optical fiber (and is illuminated by LED's) into the following fabrics:

    - Double sided LED polyester (sheer quality/ 7 colors) 58 "w $280/yd
    - Lycra 58 "w $280/yd
    - Super Velo (extra densely woven optical fibers) TK

    LED colors available: white, blue, red, green, &yellow

    Standard fabrics allow the LED color to be different every 18"

    Double sided fabrics are capable of having two different colored LED's merging into the same fibers to create additional colors

    Orders for quantity and for custom made sample products (i.e: pillows, jackets, etc.) can processed by phone and finished to your specs.

    Yardage Prices do not include rechargeable 3.6v battery and recharging kit.

    all SAMPLES must be purchased: $234-364/yd
    battery: $24 per battery
    recharger kit: $26 per recharger.

    weaves available include 7 kinds of poly's: white, blue, silver, gold, red, green, cream & black

    Delivery is currently 4-8 weeks

    please do not hesitate to contact me for more info:

    Christopher Berger
    Zuzka for Fabricology Inc.
    37 East 18th Street, Suite 10
    New York, NY 10003

    T 212. 260.1876
    F 212. 260.7963

    chris@zuzka.com
    www.zuzka.com

  4. Try elwire by gad_zuki! · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Why not try electroluminscent wire? I bought a bunch a couple years ago for a quick and dirty Tron halloween outfit. Not only was it a smashing sucess which got me more free drinks than I could handle thus creating a drunken smashed Tron, but I'm sure my night visibility was amazing. I didn't get run over once!

    Even the cheapest elwire can be bought with an sequencer so you could build a simple circuit and make your clothes tell drivers if you intend to turn right or left, like giant body sized blinkers.