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Preview: Invented in the East Midlands

Cloth is no longer just something we wear to keep warm. Inventors in the East Midlands are leading the world in discovering new uses for textiles.

Scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock finds out how cloth is being used in medicine, industry and sport to change our lives for the better.

There's the car seat that stops us falling asleep at the wheel, the implant that's saving people's lives and the fastest textile in the world.

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