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Japanese Astronaut Tests Stink-Free Underwear 69

Throw away your soap, detergent, and personal hygiene, the Japanese have invented odor-free underwear. Koichi Wakata, a Japanese astronaut living in the International Space Station, is testing the underwear created by textile experts at Japan Women's University in Tokyo. The shorts are designed to kill bacteria, absorb water, insulate the body and dry quickly. They also are flame-resistant, and anti-static. "The other astronauts become very sweaty, but he doesn't have any sweat. He didn't need to hang his clothes to dry. He can wear his trunks (underwear) more than a week," said Koji Yanagawa, an official with the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency.

Comment Re:Maybe it's just me (Score 1) 267

Actually it isnt only cell phones that have this feature, the ic chip embedded in my credit card also contains the functionality. When the balance is below a certain threshold, my credit card is charged a set amount to renew the balance. Note Japan still does have interoperability issues with these, for example within a train station or bus, the SUICA network is used, but at convenience stores other IC chips supporting other networks (PASMO for example) are required. See the interoperability matrix here at http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suica#.E7.9B.B8.E4.BA.92.E5.88.A9.E7.94.A8 (japanese)

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