{"id":445041,"date":"2015-08-07T00:00:34","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T07:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-project&#038;p=445041"},"modified":"2019-10-28T14:21:15","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T21:21:15","slug":"hydrowear","status":"publish","type":"msr-project","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/project\/hydrowear\/","title":{"rendered":"Hydrowear"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<div class=\"ms-grid \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ms-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"l-col-16-24 center\" >\n\t\t<p><em>HydroWear<\/em>\u00a0is a knitwear collection created by textile artist\u00a0<a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/cristinasirbu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cristina Sirbu<\/a>, that aims to bring awareness to the importance of hydration through the implementation of technology through an ancient textile creation technique.<\/p><p>It utilizes the tradition of knitwear not only as a durable protective layer and means of aesthetic exploration but also as the actuator of the hydration sensor. The wearer\u2019s decreased levels of hydration instigates a chain reaction that activates the thermochromic pigment embedded silicone coating applied to the woolen knit creating a quiet and slow color transformation.<\/p><p><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/thermochromicexperiments.weebly.com\/about.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HydroWear<\/a> aims to serve both the private and public audience. One garment serves the need for personal hydration sensing allowing the signaling placement and surface area to be more intimate and less visible. The second piece serves not only as a personal indicator but also as a conversation starter. The large and visible surface area of the color changing indicator provides the opportunity to influence not only the wearer\u2019s information of the importance of hydration but also the numerous viewers.<\/p><ul id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-445041 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full stripped ms-row fixed-small'><li class=' xs-margin-bottom-sp1 s-margin-bottom-sp2'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Hydrowear4.jpg\" data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Hydrowear4.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" class=\"gallery-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Hydrowear4.jpg\" alt=\"Cristina Sirbu&#039;s Hydrowear\" class=\"db full-width\" \/><\/a><\/li><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><li class=' xs-margin-bottom-sp1 s-margin-bottom-sp2'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Hydrowear1.jpg\" data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Hydrowear1.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" class=\"gallery-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Hydrowear1.jpg\" alt=\"Cristina Sirbu&#039;s Hydrowear\" class=\"db full-width\" \/><\/a><\/li><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><li class=' xs-margin-bottom-sp1 s-margin-bottom-sp2'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Hydrowear2.jpg\" data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Hydrowear2.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" class=\"gallery-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Hydrowear2.jpg\" alt=\"Cristina Sirbu&#039;s Hydrowear\" class=\"db full-width\" \/><\/a><\/li><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><li class=' xs-margin-bottom-sp1 s-margin-bottom-sp2'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Hydrowear12.jpg\" data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Hydrowear12.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" class=\"gallery-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Hydrowear12.jpg\" alt=\"a person standing posing for the camera\" class=\"db full-width\" \/><\/a><\/li><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><li class=' xs-margin-bottom-sp1 s-margin-bottom-sp2'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Hydrowear3_o.jpg\" data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Hydrowear3_o.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" class=\"gallery-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Hydrowear3_o.jpg\" alt=\"Cristina Sirbu&#039;s Hydrowear\" class=\"db full-width\" \/><\/a><\/li><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><li class=' xs-margin-bottom-sp1 s-margin-bottom-sp2'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Hydrowear5_o-e1512088906989.jpg\" data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Hydrowear5_o-e1512088906989.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" class=\"gallery-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Hydrowear5_o-e1512088906989.jpg\" alt=\"a person standing in front of a window\" class=\"db full-width\" \/><\/a><\/li><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n<p>\t<\/div>\n\t<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<h2>People<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"msr-people-list stripped ms-row no-margin-bottom\">\n<li class=\"xs-col-12-24 s-col-4-24 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