Intelligent textiles for personal protection and safety : [Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Intelligent Textiles for Personal Protection and Safety Zadar Croatia 7 10 September 2005] Technology is the key to combating terrorism and protecting ordinary citizens first responders and soldiers among others from danger. The area of intelligent textiles has a high potential for payoff in the fight against terrorism. Each chapter in the book provides an in depth assessment of one particular facet of this emerging discipline from analysis of the threats and sensing technologies to ergonomics of protecting clothing presented by leading international experts