Category: Smart Textiles
Smart bandages could revolutionise the treatment of chronic wounds
A team of US researchers from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California and the California Institute of Technology is developing…
Solvent-based stretchable conducting ink
Saralon, based in Chemnitz, Germany, showed its stretchable Saral range of inks for printed electronics at the Future of Electronics Reshaped USA conference and exhibition…
Clothing could soon be extra muscles
In future, "textile muscles" technology, which originated in Sweden at Linköping University and the University of Borås, could be built into clothing that could give…
Fabric makes urban heat islands more bearable
Researchers from the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering have detailed a new wearable fabric that can help urban residents survive the worst…
Multiple sensing solutions from the Techtera cluster
French smart textiles brand EweaveLab, which is headquartered in Saint-Just-Malmont with its research and development laboratory located in Sillingy, demonstrated a prototype multi-zone lighting vest…
Enhancing nanofibrous acoustic energy harvesters with AI
Scientists at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation in Los Angeles, California, USA, have employed artificial intelligence techniques to improve the design and production of…
Imperceptible sensors can be printed directly on human skin
Scientists have developed a method to make adaptive and eco-friendly sensors that can be directly and imperceptibly printed onto a wide range of biological surfaces,…
Battery- and solar-powered fibres harvest and store electrical energy
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, USA, have established methods of developing battery- and solar-powered fibres, making it theoretically possible…
Powering devices with carbon nanotube yarns
For generating electricity from body heat, researchers at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology in Japan have developed a carbon nanotube (CNT) yarn with…
VTT pioneers next-generation smart patches
A pilot factory has been developed at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland for the roll-to-roll production of smart wearable patches, which will be…
Smart knee brace technology and the future of rehabilitation
In the field of orthopaedics, knee braces have long been recognised for the crucial role they have in providing support and stability to the knee.
Swiss handball fans trial LED-equipped smart textile caps
Swiss start-up Dynavisual has tested an Internet of Things platform that enables data to be visualised on smart textiles.
Smart neckband for tracking dietary intake
An international team led by researchers from Purdue University, USA, has developed a smart neckband that allows wearers to monitor their dietary intake.
Sound-suppressing fabric reduces noise transmission in large spaces
Unwanted noise remains a resounding problem, so to cut through the din of today’s noisy world, an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute…
Nanofibres rid water of hazardous dyes
Dyes, such as those used in the textile industry, are a major environmental problem: at the Vienna University of Technology, efficient filters have now been…
Real-time soundscapes using soft interfaces
The Dung Dkar Cloak, a Hungarian art-led multidisciplinary research project, is an interactive installation combining digital jacquard weaving, sound synthesis, fractal geometry and algorithmic thinking…