It’s a stereotypical geek (nerd, perhaps) dream – the invention of underwear that you don’t have to waste time changing every day yet remains pong free.
Created by boffins in Tokyo, J-Ware “stink-free” underwear is being tested by Koichi Wakata, currently orbiting the earth on the International Space Station.
“He can wear his trunks more than a week. The other astronauts become very sweaty, but he doesn’t have any sweat. He didn’t need to hang his clothes to dry,” reports an official with the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency.
How?
This versatile undergarment can kill bacteria, absorb water, insulate the body, and it dries quickly too.
Unfortunately, this miracle clothing looks as if it’ll be confined to space explorers. The rest of us will just have to (continue to) endure daily clothes changing, laundry and personal hygiene.
Could go nicely with this Aircool suit.
(Via Weird Asia News)
Sounds interesting. I bet they probably use Ag and/or TiO2 nanoparticles to kill the bateria, get rid of the smell, and absorb water.
I’m sure it doesn’t absorb everything, though. Probably worth a change fairly often depending on what you might get up to in your underwear…