Researchers at the Sandia National Laboratory have created a system that would assembles nanoscopic, light emitting dots in circles, which on being implanted on a synthetic material would cause it to change color depending on the environment. So, we are moving faster than the speed of knot towards becoming animals again. An exaggerated statement I know, but changing color with the changing environment, like most animals and fish has been our races’ long time fascination.
Camouflage outfits have been an eminent part of modern military tactics, a reason we guess, this research could soon find itself well placed, and camouflage gear evolving into further genuineness. The technology developed by George Bachand and his team of researchers uses proteins as nanomotors, which assist those circles of about 5 microns diameter, change color as required.
Speaking about the technology, George Bachand was quoted saying,
Camouflage outfits that blend with a variety of environments without need of an outside power source — say, blue when at sea and then brown in a desert environment — is where this work could eventually lead.
Such clothing could be a reality in five to ten years,
he added.
Is fashion, with this work, on the edge of a color changing statement?
Via: Physorg
