Imagine never having to do washing again. Photo: fesus robert / 123RF
Associate Professor Geoff Willmott Photo: University of Auckland
In the movie The Man in the White Suit, a scientist develops a fabric that never wears out and never needs washing. In this episode of Sci Fi Sci Fact, Associate Professor Geoff Willmott, MacDiarmid Institute Deputy Director for Commercialisation and Industry Engagement and Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Auckland takes a look at the science behind the 1951 blockbuster.