Category: Smart Textiles
Scalable woven actuators offer new possibilities
Researchers in China have introduced a new textile engineering approach to fabricate woven and soft actuators for healthcare technologies and robotic systems.
Smart fabric's potential for energy harvesting and health monitoring
Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada have developed a new smart fabric that can convert body heat and solar energy into electricity, potentially…
Intelligent clothing for automatic thermal adaptation in extreme heat
A team from Hong Kong Polytechnic University has developed thermally insulated and breathable soft robotic clothing that can automatically adapt to changing ambient temperatures, thereby…
Full-colour fibre LEDs made with quantum wires
A research team led by the School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has developed full-colour fibre light-emitting diodes utilising…
‘Electric bandage’ accelerates wound healing by 30%
US researchers have developed an inexpensive bandage that uses an electric field to promote healing in chronic wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers.
3D knitting could make ‘solid’, soft furniture
A new fabrication technique from Carnegie Mellon University called solid knitting could one day knit solid three-dimensional items such as footwear or furniture.
Transforming waste textiles into smart wearables
Researchers at the Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Australia, have employed MXene functionalisation to upcycle waste textile fabrics, such as cotton, hemp and polyamide,…
Flexible e-skin combines liquid metal circuits with fibrous substrates
Researchers at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and other institutes in China have developed an intrinsically permeable, three-dimensional integrated and flexible electronic skin.
3D-printed active fabric for medical devices and soft robotics
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have developed a wearable fabric that is flexible but can stiffen on demand.
Intelligent activewear for a dry and comfortable experience
A research team from the School of Fashion and Textiles at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University has developed the iActive sportswear range that features a…
Loughborough researcher named Young Engineer of the Year
Dr Ishara Dharmasena, a senior lecturer at the UK’s Loughborough University has been recognised by the Royal Academy of Engineering for his work in both…
Clothing seams in sleeves capture body movements
Everyday clothing may soon be able to capture and record body movements, according to new research published by the UK’s universities of Bristol and Bath.
3D stretchable electronic strip for wearable e-textiles
Researchers from the UK’s Nottingham Trent University have developed a three-dimensional stretchable electronic strip that could help open up a range of possibilities in wearable…
Designers create dissolvable textiles from gelatine
US researchers at the ATLAS Institute at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a do-it-yourself machine that can spin textile fibres made of materials…
Partnership to drive cross-industry textile wearable adoption
To cater to the growing wellness market, Sinbon and Makalot have partnered to bring the benefits of textile wearables to industries worldwide, including medical.
Direct die attach of chiplets to 2D textile networks
Nautilus Defense, a supplier of textile-integrated systems, says it has successfully demonstrated the world’s first direct die attach of chiplets to embroidered conductive yarns at…