Latest Smart Textiles News
Electro-tactile rendering device virtualises the sense of touch
A collaborative research team co-led by City University of Hong Kong has developed a wearable tactile rendering system that can mimic the sensation of touch...
Textiles embedded with more than 1,000 tiny solar panels
Researchers at the UK’s Nottingham Trent University have developed textiles embedded with more than 1,000 miniature solar cells that can charge a smart watch or...
Smart bandages could help with wound care
New research from Binghamton University’s Thomas J Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science takes an initial step toward better understanding of the wound healing...
Financing for textile-based electrodes for medtech applications
St Gallen, Switzerland-based Nahtlos has received CHF1m in a first round of financing from a network of business angels in Switzerland and Liechtenstein and the...
Standalone sweat sensor provides immediate readout
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a thin, flexible and stretchable sweat sensor that can show the level of glucose, lactate,...
Improving wearable medical sensors with ultrathin mesh
On-skin medical sensors and wearable health devices must be incredibly flexible and ultrathin so they can move with the human body.
Wearable power solution for smart-textile electronics
The development of self-powered sensors using textiles could effectively reduce the problems caused by rigid batteries.
Advancing wearable technology for healthcare
Ohio State University’s Asimina Kiourti believes wearable technology can become a vital and seamless part of diagnostic health tools that provide major health benefits, improving...
Wearable sensors styled into T-shirts and face masks
Researchers at Imperial College London, UK, have embedded low-cost sensors that monitor breathing, heart rate and ammonia into T-shirts and face masks.
Energy harvesters show potential that fits like a glove
Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas say they have made significant improvements to energy-harvesting yarns they invented called “twistrons”, which are made from...