If you’re paranoid about companies and government agencies tracking your whereabouts, experts have the answer.
British clothing brand Vollebak is selling a futuristic tracksuit made of pure silver that blocks radio waves so no-one can track or call you.
The silver material blocks electromagnetic radiation, infrared detection and even bacteria – protecting your whole body.
‘Shielding Suit’ has pockets for your smartphone so you cannot be detected – even if your device is switched off.
Vollebak, which makes ‘clothes from the future’, has used the same shielding material that NASA has used for its Mars exploration rover, Curiosity.
‘We’ve designed the jacket to be comfortable to wear anywhere, just like a regular lightweight jacket; the only difference is you’ll look like you’ve just stepped off a spaceship,’ it says.
However, the blinging garment doesn’t come cheap – the jacket and trousers together cost a whopping £3,990.
Vollebak is already responsible for a range of eccentric clothing, including a lava-proof ‘apocalypse jacket’ to a ‘cocoon’ garment for a trip to Mars – and it’s even working on a Harry Potter-style invisibility cloak.
The futuristic suit made of pure silver blocks radio waves so no-one can track you, whether or not your phone is on or off
However, the blinging garment doesn’t come cheap – the jacket and trousers together cost a whopping £3,990
‘Long before the Curiosity Rover was sent to Mars to search for signs of life, it had to be tested here on Earth,’ Vollebak says on its website.
‘So NASA created an electromagnetic shielding tent that was designed to completely block out external electromagnetic radiation during testing.
‘We’ve now taken that technology and converted it into our first Shielding Suit.’
The outer shell of the suit is embedded with pure silver that blocks radio waves and microwaves in the frequency range 0.2GHz to 10GHz.
This range includes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Ku-band satellites, as well as radar systems, which use radio waves to determine the distance and direction of objects.
The suit also deflects mid and long wave infrared radiation – meaning you can’t be seen on infrared cameras when it’s dark.
According to the company, Shielding Suit has pockets for your phone that work like a ‘Faraday cage’ – an enclosure that blocks electromagnetic fields.
Named after legendary English scientist Michael Faraday, who first constructed one in 1836, Faraday cages are used in data centers, laboratories and hospitals.
The suit also deflects mid and long wave infrared radiation – meaning you can’t be seen on infrared cameras when it’s dark
The phone shielding pockets block access to your devices, regardless of whether they’re switched on or off.
‘You’ll find the jacket pocket on the left chest and another inside the right side pocket,’ the company says.
‘Physically it’s engineered just like a pillow case to totally envelope your device.
‘Conceptually it’s more like making a pocket that’s entirely watertight [but] for electromagnetic energy instead.
‘So you shouldn’t be tracked, hacked, or even called.’
‘As silver is both electrically conductive and antimicrobial, it means it can reflect certain types of electromagnetic energy whilst killing bacteria at the same time.’
What’s more, silver is antimicrobial, meaning it stops microorganisms such as bacteria from growing, which should reduce chance of illnesses.
To make the suit, Vollebak has worked with German lab Shieldex, which creates high-tech metallised fabrics for digital forensics, medical textiles, aerospace and Mars rovers.
The suit uses the same shielding material that NASA has used for its Mars exploration rover, Curiosity (pictured)
Applications for their materials have included protecting electronics from cyberattacks, disguising satellites from thermal imaging cameras, and making wearable biometric sensors.
According to Vollebak, electromagnetic radiation leaves citizens vulnerable to an increasing threat of tracking, calling it the next significant ‘science challenge.
‘It does a great job of helping information and energy travel throughout the universe, as we enter an era of cybersecurity breaches, geopolitical instability, the first manned missions to Mars, and cosmic radiation exposure, it’s also going to present an increased threat,’ it says.
On the Vollebak website, the suit is available to pre-order now and will be shipping to customers in April.
The jacket is £2,495 while the trousers are £1,495 – coming to an overall cost for the combo of £3,990.
