new developments in retail industry

new developments in the retail industry include smart clothing and AIMEX. aimex is a green friendly fabric being introduced over in europe. smart clothing includes more research towards clothing the military and the medical fields. for example i found this website http://ldt.stanford.edu/~jeepark/jeepark+portfolio/cs147hw8jeepark.html that was really cool and said "Georgia Tech developed a "Wearable Motherboard" (GTWM), which was initially intended for use in combat conditions. Georgia Tech's research was funded by the US Department of Navy. The Sensate Liner for Combat Casualty Care uses optical fibers to detect bullet wounds and special sensors that interconnects in order to monitor vital signs during combat conditions. Medical sensing devices that are attached to the body plug into the computerized shirt, creating a flexible motherboard. The GTWM is woven so that plastic optical fibers and other special threads are integrated into structure of the fabric. There are no discontinuities in the GTWM. The GTWM is one piece of fabric, without seams. Because the sensors are detachable from the GTWM, they can be placed at any location, and is therefore adjustable for different bodies. Furthermore, the types of sensors used can be varied depending on the wearer's needs. Therefore, it can be customized for each user. For example, a firefighter could have a sensor that monitors oxygen or hazardous gas levels. Other sensors monitor respiration rate and body temperature or can collect voice data through a microphone. " i dont think there is anyother way to put it than on that website. i think this could be the start of getting our economy back into shape and having something good to compete with asian countries sending over dirt cheap materials and competing with out other fabrics.