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Bacterial melanin clothes may protect us from UV rays in the future - Yanko Design (www.yankodesign.com)
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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I thought that clothes already block UV rays by being optically opaque!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

A cotton t-shirt has a SPF of about 6. It will help, but we can do better, even without melanin-infused clothing.

There are also UV transparent bikinis, for tanning without tan lines or nudity.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Maybe a little. Hold a shirt up to your face and you'll still see light.