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Health and Beauty Some amazing technologies are emerging from Australia to help heal burns victims, with Spray on Skin. No more lobster red skin, thanks to the new Tan-Timer Bikini Maybe the Intelligent Knee Sleeve will dramatically decrease knee injuries when it soon becomes commercially available. People who have been disfigured by cancer, burns or accidents could be using a new procedure involving a patient being given new lips, chin, ear, nose, skin and bone from a recently deceased person. Hmmm.. got to be some ethical issues here! There's also virtual reality surgeries and epidural injection simulators for doctors to practice their skills before treating real people... and bone paste that regrows your bone when you break it. Nevertheless, if you have an injury which prevents you from doing your normal activities, then a young Aussie has designed the On Your Feet cushion which assists you in everyday activities. We have a bionic eye that allows the blind to see and look cool at the same time, and a new lens system that could give Gran and Grandpa their old eyesight back. They're also making glasses that help you sleep and low cost glasses for those in need. If you're sick and tired of wearing glasses or having to put contacts in, how about some implantable contact lenses? Speaking of eyes...the latest in body jewellery. If you're interested in study & careers in medical research, maybe you'd be interested to hear about research that proves that love hurts. Fashion makes us feel good, look good and it’s a way that we can express ourselves. In our travels we've come across a few innovative fashion ideas. A couple of young women have created great cotton dresses. Check out Stiffies, the latest thing in men's underwear, or how about some undies that eliminate wedgies? There's also sneakers created by people who want shoes to be manufactured ethically and also sneakers that will make you exercise, we also have bags for the fashion-conscious who are worried about thieves and bags that will light up your life.. Some other technologically advanced clothes include: mobile-texting jackets, solar panel clothing, self-ventilating fabric, material that won't stink and a living jacket! If you think that a living jacket is kinda gross, check out Body Worlds. This exhibit is definitely 'inner' - what do you think? It might seem like something out of a dodgy horror movie but French doctors have shown that face transplants could become common in the future! But maybe organ donation will not be needed in the future. In the USA some people are working on a printer that will print out organs such as hearts and kidneys in 3D. Another way doctors might save people's lives in the future is by using suspended animation. A group of researchers at the CSIRO are working on new materials called 'smart textiles' designed to help people with various things. Is brushing your teeth getting a bit boring? Well not anymore. A new type of toothbrush might make you brush your teeth all day long, and dance all night long. Scientists, engineers, designers, artists and many more specialists are combining their efforts to make clothes that can think for themselves. What if you work in a job which can cause you permanent hearing damage? A West Australian company Sensear may have found the perfect solution. Lots of people donate blood but sometimes it is just not enough. So what if we could solve the donor blood dilema by all becoming universal blood donors? A new woolly fashion trend.
A brief synopsis of each of the health and beauty items in our shows and links to our references.
Dr Fiona Wood, our most recent Australian of the Year has been awarded this title because of her invention, Spray on Skin. Now this works by spraying a layer of skin cells onto the burn wound. From this the skin cells form a matt and can start regrowing. Because of the speed of the application of skin cells onto the wound this speeds the healing process, decreases the risk of infection and decreases scarring (so flexibility is maintained). Reference
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If you have ever fallen asleep in the sun and woken up bright red like a blistering sore lobster, you are going to love this new design of swimwear. Designers in the UK have created a new bikini (and maybe in the future a pair of Speedos) which is designed to ensure that the wearer gets an all over even body tan. The Tan-Timer Bikini released in the UK, is a bikini which has an in-built electronic alarm. The alarm is set to beep every 15 minutes to remind the wearer to roll over, or to wake them up. The designers hope that this bikini will prevent people from frying themselves and maybe it might also make people think about how long they have been lying there baking their bodies. Reference Return to top.
Doctors for many years have been able to transplant organs (i.e. Hearts, lungs, livers), but French doctors has now shown it is possible to transplant faces! After being bitten in the face by her dog (leaving her disfigured and with trouble talking and eating) a French woman, Isabelle, was given a partial facial transplant. The doctors used the face of a deceased person (whose family agreed to the procedure) who closely matched Isabelle's skin type and colour. The procedure was successful after the she was given huge doses of drugs to stop her body from rejecting the new skin. She is now able to eat, drink and talk again. Most importantly Isabelle continues to look like herself, not like the person who gave her the skin! This is because skin is flexible and will stick to the bone and muscle underneath (meaning it doesn't 'hold' onto the image of the person it came from). So anyone that was dreaming of using a face transplant to look like their favourite celebrity, sorry it doesn't work like that! This procedure could soon happen across the world, because other countries are now applying to their governments to be allowed to do this same kind of surgery. Not all people who suffer from burns, attacks or other disfigurements will be offered this though. It will only be a 'last resort' for people who couldn't live their life normally without it. References
In 2003 A plastic surgeon conducted a number of studies to show that, anatomically at least, face transplantation is possible. Currently, there are major moral and ethical debates associated with the procedure. Doctors do not know the psychological implications of what will happen if a person woke up with another person's face. The procedure could be used for patients who have been disfigured by cancer, burns or accidents. It might involve a patient being given new lips, chin, ear, nose, skin and bone from a recently deceased person. Blood vessels, arteries and veins would have to be taken from the donor's face. At the same time, the recipient would have to have their face, facial muscles, skin and subcutaneous fat removed. In order for the face transplant to work, nerves that control feeling and movement would have to be attached to be successful. In addition, advances in suppressing the immune system's response to foreign tissue would give the procedure a better chance of success. A survey (n=120) done by plastic surgeon Peter Butler found that people are willing to accept a donor face, but not willing to donate theirs. Reference
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Haptic Virtual Reality Surgery Haptic virtual reality is the uses integrated immersive environments, combining 3D stereo vision, audio and haptic (touch) interactions with physical immersion to create a deep illusion of reality leading to intuitive interactions and realistic collaborative simulations. It is the ultimate virtual reality…think of the applications for video games, virtual reality movies, training for space missions, practice for sport, The Haptic Workbench is an advanced virtual environment that emphasises touch and sight. You can move the 3D images you are viewing and feel what you are doing at the same time. You can network the benches so that people on the opposite sides of the Earth can work together on one project…seeing, feeling and working in the same place. It allows instructors and students to share virtual space; the instructors hand can guide the students in the virtual space, and it reduces the need for animal and cadaver-based training and reduces risk to patients during surgery. Reference
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Sound a bit scary? Olivia Pallotta and Jodie Wilson, bio-medical engineers from Flinders University, came up with a better way to train doctors to do epidural injections. Their epidural injection simulator is a manikin that has mechanical devices behind the injection site. These devices simulate the forces that a doctor would feel as they pushed a needle into a real patient. Olivia and Jodie won a Fresh Science prize for their great idea. Flinders University is patenting the idea so the simulator can be sold to hospitals all over the world.
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Bone tissue engineering using biological paste that directs bone cell growth and development into new bone material is the latest biomedical innovation to emerge from The University of Queensland. Associate Professor Victor Nurcombe and Dr Simon Cool from UQ`s Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology in the School of Biomedical Sciences agree that this biotechnology has the potential to dramatically decrease the incidence of fractures that refuse to heal and the time taken for broken bones to repair. Eventually it is hoped that such technology could be coupled with suitable biomaterials to decrease the need for lengthy physical bracing. This research team will be part of the recently announced Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology - an initiative of The University of Queensland, the Queensland Government and an overseas philanthropic organisation. Return to top.
Samantha Guinn, a 16 year old from Beacon Hill in New South Wales has invented an inflatable cushion which enables people with problems such as arthritis, knee and back problems to easily get in and out of seats. Believe it or not in fact because of this invention Samantha Guinn attended Questacon’s Invention Convention in 2005 where scouts from ABC’s “New Inventors” spotted her and she stared on the show winning the People’s Choice Award for most popular invention. So this just goes to show how any simple idea can take you great places if you are willing to put in the effort! Reference
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Instead of having to control laser blasts we can use light for therapeutic reasons. Researchers at Flinders University have invented the Re-Time™ LED Light Glasses for treating circadian rhythm disorders. These disorders can include insomnia, seasonal affective disorder (SAD), jet lag and shift work associated problems. The device consists of a visor that emits a blue monochromatic light that can re-time the circadian rhythms. Reference
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If you watch your parents or grandparents trying to read a newspaper they will probably hold it out a good way in front of them. This is because as we get older the lenses in our eyes become less flexible, making it difficult to focus well on things that are close to us. This problem is called 'presbyopia' and is often referred to as 'short arms' syndrome. The current method of dealing with this is to buy a pair of reading glasses, or perhaps a pair of bifocals (those glasses with the 'lines across them'). The Vision CRC (with its headquarters in Sydney), involving local and international participants from five major organisation's including CSIRO, is working on a more permanent solution. They are developing a "gel lens" that could replace the existing, hardened lens - making it flexible again. The "gel lens" will return good near vision to people that haven't been able to focus on close things in years. Laboratory tests show that close focusing to as nearly as 10 cm may be possible. The gels lens can also be combined with a novel 'mini lens' that will sit inside the gel to correct either short or long sightedness. The vision problems that most people suffer from, particularly as they age, may soon be a thing of the past. Reference
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We only get one set of eyes, but unfortunately some peoples eyes don't work as well as they should. People with vision problems usually use glasses or contact lenses to correct the problem, but these can be a hassle - you have to remember to take your glasses with you, and if you wear contacts you need all sorts of bits and pieces keep them clean (not to mention having to stick your finger in your eye to put them in or out!) If you do have to wear glasses or contacts, you'll be happy to hear that there are a group of researchers at the Vision CRC (which has its headquarters in Sydney) who are looking for new ways to fix vision problems. One of these methods is the Implantable Contact Lens. The lens is similar to a contact lens, but rather than going on the outside of your eye like contacts do, this lens is designed to go inside or under the surface of your eye. This means you need to have an operation to get these lenses, but unlike laser eye surgery, which is a popular way of permanently correcting vision, this procedure is relatively simple. If you had a set of these lenses, you wouldn't need to take them out to clean them (you couldn't - as it's under the 'skin' of the eye), you'd be able to see perfectly - even if you woke up in the middle of the night (no fumbling around for glasses), and the procedure is reversible - so if after a few years your eyes have changed (which is pretty normal), you could just go into the doctor, have your old lens swapped over for a new one, and hey presto, great eyesight again! Reference
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As with the previous inventions this ethical sneaker has been designed as a way to solve a problem that has been identified. The problem being the manufacturing process of shoes, where most companies use sweatshop labour. These sneakers have been designed using labourers who are given decent wages and workers rights. Also the canvas of these sneakers is made from hemp not cotton. Hemp (unlike cotton) takes less pesticides and water to grow. See this for yourself at … References
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Styles and trendy brands change all the time, so what a group over in America have come up with as a solution which means that you can change your jacket at any time throughout the day. NYX texting jackets are jackets which have an interactive display panel on the back of it. This allows the wearer to change the slogan throughout the day by simply sending themselves a text message at any time. However this is not all that this jacket has to offer, the message will move and will also synchronize to music. It’s just not hard to keep up with fashion these days!!!!! Reference
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The new “Solar-Powered Jacket” has solar panels stitched into the jacket which converts sun-light into electricity so that you can charge your electrical goods on the go. The thin and flexible panels are positioned on the jacket, to catch the suns rays as you stroll along the path. Within the jacket, sunlight is converted in electricity which charges a hidden battery pack. This is where you plug you phone or CD Discman into and off you go. Designed in America this jacket is not only functional, due to over 30 hidden pockets being stitched within the jacket, but is also very trendy and versatile. The jackets come with re-moveable sleeves and in a range of colours. It is perfect for “people on the go”. Reference
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With all the latest technology, life is becoming easier and soon you won’t even have to think about taking your jacket off when you get hot. This is because of a new “smart fabric” which was designed in the UK, in a field of science called “biomimetics”. This science basically mimics things in nature and turns them into new technologies. The inspiration for the new fabric came from the humble pine cone and the method it uses to release seeds. A pine cone releases seeds depending on temperature and other weather conditions, but only does this when things are just right. Therefore some designers were inspired to make a self-controlling jacket which will keep the wearer comfortable throughout the day. The clothing uses the latest in micro-technology which allows cool air in when the wearer is all sweaty and hot, and traps the hot air in, when it gets to be a bit nippy outside. The clothing has a layer of spikes which react to moisture and therefore if you become sweaty and hot inside, the fibres rise, and as soon as you stop sweating, the fibres close and the jacket seals again. Therefore no more having to wear layers or care about the temperature for the day. Reference
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Victimless Leather: A semi living jacket
The jacket was not designed to produce commercially or to simply make us “look great”, but was designed to raise questions about the use of animal leather. The cells are grown to produce a product that has leather like quality and therefore may one day replace animal leather entirely. Reference
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A German anatomist, has created an "art" exhibit, consisting of works that include a man seated at a chess board, his brain exposed; a woman whose pregnant belly is peeled back to reveal an 8-month fetus curled inside along with a skinned man astride a horse, holding his brain in his right hand, the horse's in his left. Nothing shocking about this, you say, it's just what passes for modern art these days? However, there's an important difference. Von Hagens Bodyworlds exhibit is not representational art, these are actual human bodies or body parts from 200 dead men, women and children. They have been preserved, dissected, mutilated and put on display to entertain. So far, the exhibit has toured cities in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Japan, where it has been seen by almost 2.5 million people in Germany alone. But in Berlin, where the exhibit opened last month, the Catholic Church has protested vigorously. Failing to get authorities to halt the show, the day the exhibit opened, the Church held a Requiem Mass for the dead on display. Gunther von Hagens has given new meaning to the term "culture of death'.
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Dr MacDonald also believes that the psychological response we have when we are rejected is almost primitive and that we first started developing this response when early humans relied on each other for survival. If someone was rejected by other members of their family or group, their chances of survival were seriously affected. Fortunately for us, rejection these days doesn’t mean a lower chance of survival – but it still hurts. Reference
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A company in the UK has come up with a range of fashion accessories that are designed to keep your stuff safe. Their range of bags and mobile phone holders have thief-deterrent safety features like Velcro (to make opening and closing the bags very noisy), and concealed pockets. There’s even a lap top bag that screams if it’s snatched from you. Yes, the bag screams. And it will keep on screaming until you reset it. I guess that’s one way to keep thieves away from your things. Reference
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Shoes controlling TV viewing time Getting the motivation to get out and exercise is hard for many of us, we’d much rather just chill in front of the TV. Gillian Swan has tried to give us some motivation to get out and do some exercise. She has designed a system where the amount of exercise you do controls how much TV viewing time you get. She has designed a pair of shoes that count how many steps you’ve taken during the day, then for each 100 steps you’ve taken it allows you one minute of TV time. Sounds like there’s a reason to go for a walk now. Reference
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Wouldn’t it be nice if your clothes could keep you from smelling bad? There have been a few ‘odour free’ clothes for sale, but they usually have chemicals coated on the outside of the fabrics, which can flake off or affect the feel of the material itself. The new E-47 nano-fabric doesn’t suffer from these problems because it has silver particles embed in the fibres. It feels and behaves just like regular fabrics, but the silver particles help prevent the growth of bacteria in your clothes – and it’s the bacteria that make you smell bad. Reference
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Finding something in your handbag at night is always a challenge but not anymore, thanks to Rosanna Kilfedder, a university student from Brunel University. Inspired by her friends using their mobile phones as ‘torches’ when trying to find things in they’re bags, she designed a bag that has a built in light. When the zip on the bag is opened, the bag is illuminated for 15 seconds, long enough to find things in the messiest of bags. The ‘SunTrap’ has a solar panel on the outside so the batteries are charged up during the day ready for a night on the town. Not only that, the bag can be used to charge up your mobile phone as well. References Return to top
Printers are handy these days. We use them to print out our work, our assignments, and even our photos. It’s pretty simple: ink is squirted onto a flat piece of paper. But now we are looking at printing things in 3D. References
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Austin Powers did it and Fry from Futurama did it. They were cryogenically frozen in time and unfrozen in the future. Technology to do this would be very useful. If someone was shot by a gun, had a car accident, or had a wound that was life threatening, and there’s only a limited amount of time to operate on them. Putting them into suspended animation until they can be operated on could save their life. References
Return to top. Australians like sport and consequently spend millions of dollars every year on the treatment of sports injuries. But a technology developed by The University of Wollongong could decrease the occurrence of knee injuries in sports such as football, netball and skiing. The Intelligent Knee Sleeve is worn as a normal knee guard but is able to detect if the sportsman or woman is landing in a way that could harm them, and alerts them with a series of beeps. Developed a few years ago, the Intelligent Knee Sleeve is now about to become commercially available. This bio-feedback technology (devices that are able to detect complex workings within the body) is set to revolutionise sport as it is now used in everything from knee guards and footwear to wet-weather jackets. References
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Bandaids might be a thing of the past, especially when Robin and Andrew from the CSIRO are working on a new 'next-to-skin' technology. These so-called 'smart textiles' could one day replace things like bandaids and bandages. At the moment, Robin and Andrew are working on a new material with a specialised knit structure that can prevent skin tears in elderly adults. As we age, our skin gets thinner and thinner, and eventually it will get to the point where it could tear easily. This new material can prevent that from happening, and that's just the beginning; they're planning to make material for other things as well - like burns, cuts, bruises, and even skin conditions like eczema. This will help heaps of people. The goal is to make material that can sense changes both in the person wearing it and the environment - things like temperature, pH, or wound inflammation. The material will then respond to the difference by changing itself to keep the person in the best condition possible. It could change from a thin piece of breathable fabric to a thick insulating material if the temperature changes. These smart textiles will change themselves automatically to help the person heal faster, or even to just feel comfortable. This research is currently in its infancy, but it’s very exciting to have a glimpse into the future. References
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A company has developed a new type of toothbrush which plays music through your teeth, so that only you can hear it. It uses a technology called bone conduction where sound travels through your bones instead of the air. The toothbrush sends music in the form of vibrations through your teeth while you’re brushing them. The vibrations go up your jaw line and straight into your inner ear where the music will be heard. This invention is called the Tooth Tune. It plays music for 2 minutes, which is the amount of time dentists recommend you should be brushing your teeth for, both in the morning and at night. The company believes that the Tooth Tune toothbrush will change young people’s attitudes towards brushing their teeth. References
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Imagine a dress with a hemline that had a mind of its own moving up and down whenever it decided. Or a shirt that allowed you to rock out at the battle of the bands? Sound too far fetched to be true? It’s closer than you realise. Scientists, engineers, designers, artists and many more specialists are combining their efforts to make clothes that can think for themselves. What’s going on? Joanna Berzowska has designed a dress that has a hemline that moves up and down without warning. The skirt is controlled by special metal wires embedded in the fabric. The wires can be heated up through special threads that conduct electricity then the metal shrinks pulling the silk hemline up. When the metal cools it expands and the hemline drops again. This is all connected to a custom built electronics board. Joanna likes the idea that the wearer must surrender control to the dress. She says "I really wanted to make these dresses that have personalities that move and behave almost like animals." If clothes behaving like animals doesn’t sound like your thing then how about clothes behaving like instruments? Richard Helmer and the CSIRO team have developed an air guitar shirt allowing you to strum and play chords while the computer plays the music. For the computer, Dr Helmer with assistance has written software that plays sampled guitar parts (notes, chords, riffs) in response to the player’s arm movements. Textile motion sensors are woven into the shirt sleeves which detect motion when your the arm bends – in most cases the left arm chooses a note and the right arm plays it. Who’s doing it? Joanna Berzowska is a young researcher with a degree in pure mathematics, fine arts, and masters in science media arts and sciences. Originally based in Canada she has also worked over in England and here in Australia with universities. She is working with all kinds of materials that can record hand prints permanently, sense, interact and make noises. When Richard was at school he was into most subjects like music, art, maths, physics and chemistry. When he finished school he wanted to work with something to do with technology or music, and then realise he could combine the two. The air guitar consists of a regular t-shirt with integrated electronic circuitry, incorporating movement and strain sensors. These talk to with a computer through a built-in wireless transmitter in the shirt. Richard says that most people would find the instrument easy to play. 'They don’t need advanced musical or computing skills, and players have complete freedom of movement, with no wires to trip over. He has a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Engineering. How do I get into it? There are a few different avenues you could pursue combining fashion and electronics. There are various engineering and science courses that you can take at Tafe or University but if you want to get into the nitty gritty of textile design many institutes offer these as well. References Bachelor of Design in Fashion and Textiles University of Technology Sydney Textile Design and Printing - Certificate IV TAFE NSW Return to top.
Sensear- Advanced Hearing Power! Imagine you are two metres from the stage at the Big Day Out, Muse are in mid set. Your friend turns to you and says she feels like she is about to faint so she has to leave. You have no idea what she said and think she is going to the toilet and will be back soon. She doesn’t return. If only you had Sensear, a new technology that you can plug in to your ears, turn on and hear everything your friend is telling you even right next to the speaker in a crowd of thousands of screaming fans. What's going on? A Western Australian company has developed a wearable device that combines hardware and software components to block out harmful background and industrial noise while simultaneously enhancing speech. The Sensear device allows wearers to easily speak to each other in a continuous high noise environment. So if you work in a place where it is very noisy and you must wear hearing protection, Sensear can protect your ears from loud noise and enhance human voice at the same time. There are many places where the Sensear could be used, from industrial workplaces like mines and refineries, to noisy pubs, clubs or sporting events. In these places the noise level is almost always over 85 decibels which is harmful to hearing however employees must remove, or not wear at all, hearing protection for essential communication. Who's doing it? A team led by Sven Nordholm and Kevin Flynn has been researching the new technology for about 4 years at the Western Australian Telecommunications Research Institute. In the past year, with the technical research stage over, the company have been conducting trials and touring the world showing their technology to international companies. Now they are starting sell their technology to other companies. Dr Nordholm has been working on speech enhancement for quite some years he was previously involved in speech enhancement technology used in hands free mobile phone kits when he worked for Erricson. How do I get into it? The particular technology used in Sensear is Algorithm based so an understanding of mathematics is very important if you are interested in contributing to speech enhancement technology. A lot of the technology used in these fields is software based. Some study options include computer science or software engineering. Design is also very important in this type of new technology, products must be wearable and adaptable to different markets with many different and often fashion conscious customers. References The Sensear was developed at the Western Australian Telecommunications research institute (WATRI) Western Australian Telecommuinications Research Institute Return to top.
What's going on? Picture this: You’re rushed into hospital, desperately needing a blood transfusion to survive, but the doctors don’t know what your blood type is. This is a crucial fact as if they give you the wrong type, it could result in your death. The A and B antigens, that give blood groups their type and names, are sugars found on the surface of red blood cells. Human blood calls can carry one of these antigens (A or B), both of these antigens (AB) or none (O). This means that O type blood can be given to anyone as it does not contain any antigens, and is referred to as the ‘universal donor”. AB blood on the other hand, can not be given to anyone but other AB patients but can receive any blood type and is referred to as the ‘universal receiver’. In the future however, this may not matter as researchers at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark have managed to turn blood all to type O, the universal donor. This means that this potential disaster will be avoided. The researchers have managed to find two enzymes that remove the A and B antigens. Clinical Trials will be taking place soon over in the U.S, and if they are successful it looks like this technology will be in hot demand as O group blood- the only safe option if we don’t know what type of blood the person has -is in short supply. Who's doing it? Henrik Clausen and colleagues at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, have screened Bacteria to find the enzymes that will remove the antigens from the surface of the blood cells. They will be teaming up with ZymeQuest in Beverly, Massachusetts, to conduct the clinical trials of the blood to make sure it is safe to use. How do I get into it? There are loads of ways that you can get involved in this kind of thing. To start you could volunteer to donate blood with the Australian Red Cross blood service, or if you are interested in studying blood and blood groups, you could get into pathology by studying science, medical science or even biotechnology at university. References Return to top. A new woolly fashion trendWhat’s going on? Woollen clothing that changes colour in the sun or even under the strobe lights at nightclubs, could this be an up and coming fashion craze? We have all seen those transition lens reading glasses that change into sunglasses when go into the sun, but what if you could apply this technology to clothing that you wear everyday? What if that woollen jumper or T-shirt could also look totally different when you were out in the sun? Well, this may soon be possible as a PhD student from Deakin University has developed a way of colouring wool so that it changes colour when exposed to UV radiation, using a photochromic dye. Who’s doing it? Tong Cheng is a 26 year old girl from Geelong, Victoria and is currently completing her PhD at the Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation at Deakin University. Tong’s childhood dream was to be a fashion designer. However, when Tong entered high school she gave up her fashion drawing and focused on her academic study. Chemistry was one of her worst subjects in high school, and she never wanted to be a scientist until she got to do some interesting chemical experiments in University and she realised that really enjoyed lab work. Now Tong Cheng is working on a way to change colours using photochromic dye she has incooperated her first love of fashion designing with science an area she never thought she would like and not normally seen together. How do I get into it? Fashion design and chemistry are your best bet to get into this field of work. However, it is not normally the subject combination students take at high school. Look at what subjects or areas you really enjoy doing and maybe add in some science subjects to enhance your career and future opportunities. Then at university you can do a combine degree of arts and science or check out some TAFE courses for fashion design and science. Extra Info/ReferencesDeakin University Media Release Return to top. |
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