Is our future going to be a ‘spray-it-on’ experience?

Spanish Designer Demonstrates Spray-On Clothing

By Rebecca Boyle – PopSci - 09.17.2010

High fashion meets high tech with this new spray-on clothing designed by Manel Torres. His design team also hopes to use the technology for spray-on bandages and hygienic upholstery.

The sprayable shirt consists of short fibers mixed with polymers, dissolved into a solvent that allows it to be sprayed from an aerosol can or high-pressure gun, according to the Guardian.

Torres can use wool, linen or acrylic fibers to change the texture of the fabric, the Guardian reports. The resulting fabric can be removed and washed with the rest of your laundry.

Don't like the color or feel? Simply dissolve it, using the same solvent, and start over. The spray is very cold when it hits the skin, but it dries instantly upon impact.

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Spray-On Tech Could Power Consumer Devices

By Eric Bland – Discovery News - Tue Sep 21, 2010

A new spray-on polymer could lead to the development of e-readers that display not in black and white, but in every color of the rainbow. When combined with solar technology, the new treatment could power portable electronics and even homes and businesses.

                                   

Developed by scientists at the University of Florida, the new spray-on polymers can reflect or transmit any color of light. With a simple spray, they can be applied to hard glass or flexible plastic.