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Preventing malfunction in yarns designed to store energy
North Carolina State University researchers have found a way to prevent electrical malfunctions in yarns designed to store electrical energy.
Novel double-helix yarn piezoresistive sensor for pulse monitoring
Textiles woven with yarn are used in remote medical diagnosis with intelligent electronic sensing technology.
Fitness clothing combines small tracking sensor
A Manchester, UK-based sportswear brand that launched recently has created garments that look like high-end gym wear, but include a small, hidden pocket to store...
Acoustic fabric converts sounds into electrical signals
Inspired by the human ear, an “acoustic” fabric developed by US engineers converts audible sounds into electrical signals.
Knitted garments record cardiac activity
A team of researchers from the University of Toronto, Canada, led by Professor Hani Naguib from the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, has developed...
Energy-storing composite for electric vehicles
Researchers at the University of Central Florida have advanced NASA technologies to develop a power suit for an electric car that is said to be...
Lightweight material protects against high-speed projectiles
Engineers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed a nanofibre mat that is said to provide better protection from high-speed projectile impacts than steel plates...
Follow the thread: knitting design system for functional fabrics
Researchers at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, are translating the loops and twists of knitting into a digital architecture as a key step in...
A touchscreen embedded in your T-shirt
Researchers in the European Commission-funded Graphene Flagship are driving the rapid development of graphene-enabled wearable technology, using the unique physical properties of graphene.
Piezoelectric tissue scaffold stimulates knee cartilage repair
Researchers at the USA’s University of Connecticut have used piezoelectric biodegradable nanofibre tissue scaffold technology to successfully regrow cartilage directly in a rabbit’s knee, which...