Sleek New Spacesuit Designed by MIT

In the 40 years that humans have been traveling into space, the suits they wear have changed very little. The bulky, gas-pressurized outfits give astronauts a bubble of protection, but their significant mass and the pressure itself severely limit mobility. Dava Newman, a professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT, wants to change that.
Instead of using gas-pressurization, this new design relies on mechanical counter-pressure, which involves wrapping tight layers of material around the body. Another benefit is if punctured, the area can be wrapped much like a bandage, and the rest of the suit will be unaffected.
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