Hailed by WIRED as “the virus-killing coat of the future,” and winner of TIME Best Inventions, every Full Metal Jacket is built from 11 kilometres of copper.

Copper is one of the most advanced materials in our solar system. Thrown out of supernovas billions of years ago, it became central to the rise of civilisation, creating tools and sterilising water, before enabling modern day communication, transport, and electrical power. Now, as we look for materials that offer us resistance to disease on Earth and up in space, and a base on which to build intelligent clothing, copper is set to be at the centre of innovation again. Its ability to conduct heat and power while killing bacteria and viruses make it a potential first building block for the future of clothing.

To turn the Full Metal Jacket into high-performance, everyday gear here on Earth today, the copper strands in every jacket are measured by lasers to keep them soft and malleable. The jacket is engineered with an advanced waterproof and breathable membrane that can open and close to respond to different weather conditions. It comes with giant pockets, a fleece-lined neck… and it’s also cured for 6 days.