The Zipper Is Getting Its First Major Upgrade in 100 Years
The teeth were redesigned, the manufacturing process rewritten, and new machinery developed to attach the closure to garments.
Those days of pesky zippers getting stuck and you having to fight with your kids' jackets or book bags may have come to an end, if these new zippers become ubiquitous.
No one ever really thinks about the different zippers we use in our everyday garments, but you always notice them when they fail. With these new lighter and more eco-friendly zippers, maybe we can continue to overlook them again. They seem like a pretty cool improvement.