HAVE you ever wished you could vanish into the background? Doing a disappearing act could soon be as simple as flicking a switch, thanks to chameleonic clothing that mimics the patterns and colours of its surroundings.
Greg Sotzing of the University of Connecticut in Storrs has developed threads of electrochromic polymers, which change colour in response to an applied electric field. The knittable, washable thread could be used to create T-shirts that change colour or pattern to suit your mood or outfit.
“The thread could be used in T-shirts that change colour to suit your mood”
A mixture of differently…
