A new coating for fabric will be able to use sunlight to self clean, removing stains and dirt. The coating will contain a combination of titanium dioxide and nitrogen. Silver iodide nanoparticles added to the coating will improve the fabric's sensitivity to light. Exposing the treated fabric to sunlight will break down the dirt and kills microbes. The coating will retain its efficiency, even after repeated washings. Current light-activated self-cleaning coatings differ from...

Why not take advantage of the natural sweetener xylitol to create a shoe that will convert sweat to cool air. The cycling shoe will include an insole, which will help to keep heat from building up within the shoe. The insole will be infused with xylitol, an alcohol based sugar. The fibers in the insole will be able to moderate both moisture and temperature, absorbing body heat and converting it to a 'refrigerant'.

Aspiring musicians can now create loops on the move with the Electronic Drum Machine shirt, which comes with several drum sounds and an amplifier. The shirt includes an adjustable volume amp that attaches to the use's belt. Drummers can choose from nine different drum kits, and the beats can be recorded as loops up the three minutes long. The amplifier and drum pads are removable for laundry day.

The search for the perfect pair of jeans will get easier with the launch of this idea. Why not mail custom made jeans directly to person's door. Customers will first visit an office where they will be scanned in the company's pre-existing 3D scanners. The data will then be analyzed by custom software, allowing customers to choose from varying styles of wash, rise, or fit. The jeans will be manufactured at a central facility and mailed to the client. The system is supposed to...

Why not create a new fabric able to release active substances over time, delivering medicines through the skin of the wearer? The fabric will include a 'donor layer' which will coat each fiber. The wearer's own body warmth, perspiration, and vibration will cause the fabric to release its medicine at a controllable rate. The fabric will be washed in any conventional washing machine and then re-supplied with medicine.

A shoe with an integrated GPS system will provide real time tracking, making keeping track of family and patients with dementia a simpler task. The system will use a low power two way GPS to constantly track the wearer in real time, allowing caregivers to receive an alert on their cell phone if their charge wanders out of range.

The idea is to design shoes that will use haptic feedback and Google Maps to guide the visually impaired to their destination. The shoes will be intended to guide the user to specific destinations through vibrations on different areas of the shoe. The user will enter their destination on Google Maps with special application enabled smartphone, which will communicate with the circuit board in the heel of the shoe. By following Google's turn-by-turn directions, the vibrators will...

A self cleaning cloth will be able to destroy bacteria and toxins when exposed to light, which could be used to make safer clothing for farmers and medical workers. The cloth could be developed by incorporating the unusual compound 2-anthraquinone carboxylic acid (2-AQC) into the fabric. The compound will bond to the cotton without changing its properties, and produce hydroxyl radicals and hydrogen peroxide when exposed to light, which instantly will kill bacteria and break down...

Space is an issue for any backpacker. Why not create camp shoes that can make the most of limited space, zipping into themselves and reducing their size by half? The shoes will be made of a lightweight ripstop fabric and will be lined with a fleece-lined footbed that will be removed for cleaning. The outsoles will be made of 42 percent recycled rubber, which will provide a non-slip surface for walking around the campsite. The camp shoes can be attached to the outside of a...

The idea is to create a portable ultrasonic detector that will use non-invasive technology to check gold bars for flaws or signs of counterfeiting. The device will use computer controlled phased array probe to produce easy to read images that even untrained personnel can interpret.