Fashion & Design (152)
Underwear that thinks
The US military developed a new line of underwear- designed with comfort in mind - that monitors soldiers’ vital signs during combat.
Why it matters
The high tech wear goes a step further than what was originally available by removing all the clunky electronic equipment previously needed to achieve the same goal. By creating technological seamless underwear, could we start seeing people with high risk or stressful jobs required to wear this monitoring device?
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