I have been looking into new modern and smart materials, particularly electronic clothing. This is something that really interests me and i think its absolutely amazing what can be done. This is something that is definately going to be big in the future. Hussein Chalayan's work is very inspiring and shows the next big things in a creative way. We can look forward to seeing wearable computing, such as MP3 players, mobile phones, cameras and laptops being incorporated into our clothing. There is even more complex and extreme examples of smart clothing, just one of the many possibilities of this is that a personal area network (PAN) on or aroung the body could send signals or data to another person or device. So for example a PAN could be concealed in a shoe, so if two people shook hands they could exhange business cards. I find this really interesting and the possibilities seem endless however there are obvious risks accosiated with this such as electro magnetic waves and even computer hacking where all your most personal information is at risk.