Can You Wear Milk?    [21-10-2011] We all know that milk is good for our health. It is a wonderful source of calcium. Therefore, drinking milk is good for our bones and teeth. To our surprise, a German fashion designer named Anke Domaske loves milk so much that she even wears it! How can you wear milk? One day, she opened her fridge to drink some milk. All of a sudden, Domaske, who majored in microbiology in college, came up with an idea of making clothes from milk! She succeeded in making a special fabric made from high concentrations of the milk protein casein. The fabric is called “QMilch.” It is the first man-made fiber produced entirely without chemicals. “It feels like silk and it doesn’t smell. You can wash it just like anything else,” she said. According to the creative fashion designer, her new fabric has many health benefits because it is made from all natural materials. “The QMilch fabric is ecological and healthy. The amino acids in the milk protein are anti-bacterial, anti-aging and can help regulate both blood circulation and body temperature,” she explained. It takes about six liters of milk to produce an entire dress. It costs about 150 euros ($199). You may think the clothes will go bad, like milk does, as time passes. However, you don’t have to worry about the expiry date. The casein is extracted from dried milk powder and then heated up in a special machine with other natural ingredients. After the heating process, the milk protein won’t decay. Isn’t the milk fabric amazing?     출처: 어린이 영자신문 키즈타임즈 (www.kidstimes.net)