Demron garments resist radiation without overlooking style
By Laura June 
posted January 28th 2009 9:10PM
posted January 28th 2009 9:10PM
Sure, radiation's not high on our personal list of threats, but that doesn't mean it's not on someone's, right? Well, to that end, Radiation Shield Technologies has developed a full line of radiation-defeating garments (the thyroid collar being our favorite). In fact, the company has just been awarded a patent for the nanotechnology which they say is the "world's first protective material designed for all types of chemical, biological, radiological and even nuclear incidents." The material, called Demron, is a nanopolymeric compound (which they call "liquid metal") fused between layers of fabric and concocted into gear which is lead-, toxin-, and PVC-free, and is capable of blocking gamma rays, X-rays and other nuclear emissions. The garments are currently used by NASA and various governments across this planet of ours, but they also seem to be commercially available for prices ranging from about $700 up to $6,500 for the nuclear blanket. Citizens of Megaton: rejoice!
[Via TG Daily]
Read - Radiation Shied Technologies
Read - U.S. Patent #7,476,889
[Via TG Daily]
Read - Radiation Shied Technologies
Read - U.S. Patent #7,476,889
Kelly Ripa
Wow! This is what I always imagined Rick Deckard was wearing! Now we just have to wait for radioactive dust!
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@Ridgecity
I like how you took to time to spell chlamydia right, for fear of the engadget english nazis
If a nuclear bomb ever went off, I'd sure hope that chick in the pic and my self were the last two survivors. Hot!
I need to stock up on some of these things and store them in my super secure underground fallout shelter I've spent the last 5 years building. Wait, that was a dream...DAMMIT!
Wierdly enough, I had a dream a few nights ago about a nuclear explosion.....oh boy. Can I get access to your dream bunker in my dream?
Feel free. You're all welcome in my super awesome fallout shelter.
Thanks Joshua! I claim the East Wing, also known as the area with the big ass HDTV. During the first night of the nuclear nightmare I will be watching Doomsday... Because I want to watch something more horrendous than what's actually happening around me. And, for anyone curious, yes, I will also be baking muffins in the totally awesome kitchen.
Sounds like a party! I'd rather watch Terminator though.
The Terminator series will be screening in the West Wing. Also, there will be an Xbox 360 with Rapture that everyone can play. And while we're at it, a replicator, to make endless amounts of nachos!
Guitar Hero tournament once 20 major cities are destroyed. lol
Yeah! We're gonna have an awesome end of the world party!
Engadget - Can you host the next reader meetup in this guy's fallout shelter? Sounds like 2012 would be a good year for it.
my nurse could use some tips from this nurse
nurse? you wish!
She's the real Dr. Christmas Jones...
hmmmmmmm.....
*thinks* this will go perfect with my ninja suit.... hmmmmmm
ohh, yeah.... uhmmm.... im just gonna get a few..... cuz, you know, there all hip and trendy, yeah........
Yea, I ll take the "NINJA" one.
I wouldnt mind going through a nuclear holocaust and having to repopulate the earth with her.
She might.
Demron? Are they running out of cool names?
she can tell me to turn my head and cough any day
Will it come in crotchless panty style?
Because you want to get cock cancer?
Wait, wait! Where are the tinfoil hats?
I like the fallout 3 referance
+30 Rad Res
helooooooo nurse!
by the ways wassup with the belly add--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
its actually up to $9,500 - its for a bigger blanket
haha xD
I lol'd at the Fallout 3 reference. Thank you Engadget.
Curse you for nicking our FO3 comments, Engadget! Now at least I know what that crappy yellow suit is made of.
Way better than Nintendo Varsity jacket wearing dude.
Ok, that's impressive.
First the technology is great, the picts great too, the threat not so great, and the strawberry on the cake is the last line xD
Believe me, if in Megaton we had those suits, the game would be a lot meaner ^^ (from the game Fallout 3 for those who don't know)
Really, the guy who redacted this is a genius. ;)
I'm waiting for the pouch made from this material that protects my...*harrumph*...family jewels.
If people worried less about protecting them and more about keeping them at body temperature, the world would be a better place.
The headline said "resist radiation without overlooking style". Is that a joke? I would rather die by radiation than wear those. Armani may not save me but at least my corpse will look great!!!
This future interventional radiologist says woohoo!
It's a joke for IR. It's way overpriced, unless you're worried about disposing of your lead shields every decade. The website conveniently omits Demron's pb equivalent. However it does show HVL on the Demron gown they show that's comparable to something I wear in fluoro. It's only 130kVp. The HVL for .3 mm of lead is 150kVp. At 6lbs per square foot it's heavier and expensive then a lead gown as well. Don't be that guy that spends a shitload on a gown then doesn't give his techs a bonus. Just remember time, space and don't stop wearing your shielding like some other guys and you'll be fine... except your eyes, expect cataracts.
But the fluoroscope is your *friend*!
Wow. Terrible reporting. These are worn by surgeons and OR staff every day in hospital settings where there is live x-ray. Been around for decades.
Wow. Terrible commenting.
First, X-rays =/= radiation from a nuke. It's called the electromagnetic spectrum, man. There are many types of waves out there.
Second, the stuff they wear in hospitals requires doesn't protect you on its own; it requires a sheet of lead to have any sort of effect. You know that giant metal thing they stick on you when you're getting x-rays done? Yeah, that. This article is about clothing that offers that protection without that. There's kind of a difference, you see, between wearing a lead suit and wearing what this lady's got on.
If you're going to be a pompous dick, the least you can do it get your facts straight beforehand. Cripes...
From the site:
"All medical aprons should be worn with a thyroid protector.
The Demron� Thyroid Collar provides .5 mm lead equivalent protection to the thyroid. This accessory comes standard with the vest and skirt combination and can be purchased separately for use with the flex apron."
I wear one at work every day.
Get a life. Learn to read.
I doubt your old x-ray shields can stop "low-energy Gamma emissions".
I also doubt this material can stop any kind of Gamma ray.
I just don't see how particle size could have any effect on Gamma radiation. An Alpha-particle to a Gamma-rays is like a candle to a bonfire.
Low energy gammas are essentially higher energy x-rays. The problem with this approach is that you are not really that well shielded from electromagnetic radiation such as low-mid energy gammas. There is also lower energy radiation given off by the absorption of higher energy radiation. Normally in gamma shielding applications. the inside of the lead or tungsten shield is lined with a layer of tin (usually .1" thk) and then a final layer of copper (usually .06" thk). These linings stop the lower energy gammas and x-rays that are emitted.
Don't even get me started on neutron radiation...
Well then when the nukes start dropping and everyone else heads for fallout shelters, you can continue your life as normal, knowing that you're completely impervious to all forms of radiation. Have fun with that.
Everyone needs this stuff right now. Don't bother waiting, there's perfectly ordinary people in the world with radioactive material in their systems.
If that blond nurse was President, she would be BABEbraham Lincoln! :D:D:D
I doubt it would've stopped Moira turning into a ghoul.
pfft, just gimme some rad-away and whiskey!
Hey, we're safe from any robots that plan on using nuclear weaponry on us!
this is very old news.
Matter of fact, i wouldn't be surprised if i learned of this company from this very site.
one of the tech sites. Either this, Gizmodo, even more probable Wired.