First, let's look at clothing. At first glance, the fashion industry_is not
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really an area for pioneering research to take place. However, believe it or
not, nanotechnology is already being used to create special coatings, made from
nanoparticles* of silicon, that are sprayed onto clothes to make them waterproof
or stainproof. Other nanoparticles are put in T-shirts to block ultraviolet light
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from the sun, (ア sunburned イ from ウ
wearer
エ getting オ the
カ preventing) . Nanotechnology can also be used to kill bacteria in clothes to