The American space agency NASA has a great impact on all aspects of human life. The commercial sector has generally benefited from technology transfers from NASA. As part of its latest effort to improve human life, his space company has funded technology that could help ease the symptoms of menopause.
On release, said NASA that London company Fifty One Apparel
is using its technology to create a line of temperature-regulating clothing for
women going through menopause.
The clothing line, named after the common age at which women
begin menopause, uses NASA-funded Outlast technology to maintain their ability
to regulate body temperature while maintaining the look and feel of premium
fabrics.
According to a US-based space agency, Fifty One owner Ms.
Louise Nicholson discovered that while researching high-tech temperature
control products, these products tend to be cooling fabrics that ignore the
cold that often follows the heat during menopause.
Ms Nicholson’s search soon brought her a technology called
Outlast.
From desk chairs to underwear, Outlast has been used in many
products. However, Ms Nicholson found that there were no companies using this
technology explicitly for menopause. Walero, which uses the material in race car
drivers’ clothing, has sold some of its Outlast clothing to menopausal women.
The Johnson Space Center in Houston, operated by NASA, was
looking for ways to improve the insulation of space suit gloves in the 1980s.
The Center and the Triangle Research and Development
Corporation entered into a Small Business Research contract to investigate the
use of phase change materials, which maintain a constant temperature as they
change from solid to liquid or vice versa.
The company’s first product line consisted of just a
collection of four different styles of shirts, initially sold at parties to
customers in the London area.
However, the business has now evolved to offer online sales
of shirts, underwear, and nightwear to customers worldwide.
Turbans, face masks, and scarves are just a few Fifty One
products that use space technology to keep menopausal women cool.