Over the past year, the London-based outdoor adventure apparel company Vollebak has released some truly exceptional jackets. In addition to the Vollebak 100 Year Hoodie (literally made to last a century), the company created jackets that have doubled as portable relaxation pods and solar charged light boards. With high-tech products like these, you might expect Vollebak’s next jacket release to sport a similar futuristic vibe. And you’d be absolutely right.
Launching this summer, the Vollebak Graphene Jacket is made of a material that certainly seems ripped from the pages of science fiction. First and foremost, graphene can be reduced to a single atom in thickness, making it the first known two-dimensional material in the universe. Yet despite its extreme thinness, it is one of the strongest materials in existence. Boasting a tensile strength of 130 gigapascals, it is over 100 times stronger than steel. While the specific features of the Vollebak Graphene Jacket remain a mystery, people are already clamoring to secure one on preorder.