Read the story. Watch the video. Answer the questions.
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Story:
London (9/16/2010) The attractive spray-on material was developed by Manuel Torres, a Spanish fashion designer, and Paul Luckham, a chemical Engineer at Imperial College London. Together they built the start-up company Fabrican for their product. The material is sprayed on from either a high pressure spray gun or a can. It consists of short fibers, a polymer (the glue that binds it together), and a solvent to keep it in a liquid form in the can.
When the spray-on material hits the surface of your skin, the solvent evaporates, and the material “cures.” You simply spray on a layer, making it as thick as you'd like, then spray on additional colors and coats. When you're done, you can peel it off or wear it as is.
The material wrinkles just like any other shirt is washable; comes in wool, linen, or acrylic; and comes a large variety of colors. The spray can also be used to make other garments like scarfs, or trousers—but it's very cold when it's sprayed on, so you may think twice about that.
Questions:
1. Where did this story take place?
2. When did this story take place?
3. What are the names of the 2 guys that invented the spray-on T-shirt?
4. What is the name of their company?
5. How does the spray-on T-shirt work?
6. Would you use this product? Why or why not?
Info from The Guardian and PCworld.com
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