Heated garments

A heated garment, comprising:

• a fabric;
• a conductor including at least one of a plurality of heating elements that includes nanoparticles for generating heat in response to a current flow therethrough, and for distributing heat throughout the fabric, wherein the nanoparticles are selected from at least one of:
• BCN nanotubes, ˜BCN nanotubes, ˜BC2N nanotubes, boron nitride nanotubes, DNA nanotubes, gallium nitride nanotubes, silicon nanotubes, inorganic nanotubes, tungsten disulphide nanotubes, membrane nanotubes having a tubular membrane connection between cells, titania nanotubes, or tungsten sulfide nanotubes, wherein the at least one of the plurality of heating elements is encapsulated within a thermally insulating material on a first surface of the at least one of the plurality of heating elements and an inert material on a second surface and the sides of the at least one of the plurality of heating elements, wherein the inert material is selected from:
• glass, silicon, or porcelain, and wherein the thermally insulating material is selected from:
• fiberglass, mineral wool, cellulose, polyurethane foam, polystyrene, aerogel, natural fibers, hemp, sheep's wool, cotton, straw, polyisocyanurate, or polyurethane;
• a controller for controlling in pulse width modulated fashion the current flow through the carbon nanotubes, the controller further being secured to a portion of the garment;
• power level selection for providing manual control over the controller;
• a flexible wiring harness having first and second ends;
• and
• an electrical connector securely mounted to a portion of the fabric for removably connecting the second end of the wiring harness with an activation terminal extending through a first side of the inert material and the first end of the wiring harness with a negative terminal extending through a second side of the inert material.

An electrically heated wearable garment, comprising:

• a fabric;
• at least one of a plurality of heating elements including nanoparticles, wherein the nanoparticles are selected from at least one of:
• BCN nanotubes, ˜BCN nanotubes, ˜BC2N nanotubes, boron nitride nanotubes, DNA nanotubes, gallium nitride nanotubes, silicon nanotubes, inorganic nanotubes, tungsten disulphide nanotubes, membrane nanotubes having a tubular membrane connection between cells, titania nanotubes, or tungsten sulfide nanotubes, wherein the at least one of the plurality of heating elements is encapsulated within a thermally insulating material on a first surface of the at least one of the plurality of heating elements and an inert material on a second surface and the sides of the at least one of the plurality of heating elements, wherein the inert material is selected from:
• glass, silicon, or porcelain, and wherein the thermally insulating material is selected from:
• fiberglass, mineral wool, cellulose, polyurethane foam, polystyrene, aerogel, natural fibers, hemp, sheep's wool, cotton, straw, polyisocyanurate, or polyurethane;
• and
• a controller connection for connecting a controller for controlling electric current flowing through the at least one heating element, wherein the controller connection includes an activation terminal extending through a first side of the inert material and a negative terminal extending through a second side of the inert material.