Archive: 2021

Using specialised carbon nanotubes, engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed a sensor that can detect SARS-CoV-2 – the coronavirus that causes Covid-19...

A Northwestern University research team in the US has developed a versatile composite fabric that can deactivate both biological threats, such as the coronavirus that...

Inbrain Neuroelectronics, based in Barcelona, Spain, is developing brain implants for treating neurological disorders.

OmniFabric, developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US and Uppsala University and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden,...

A new technology called PocketView uses light-emitting diodes to display basic information through clothing and other fabrics.

Engineers at the University of Arizona have developed a type of wearable they call a “bio-symbiotic device”, which has several unprecedented benefits.

The €6m EU 2020 FuturEnzyme project, co-ordinated by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), is aiming to develop more sustainable textiles, detergents and cosmetics through...

Micrillon, a new microfibre additive made by UMF, enhances hospital-grade microfibres that can be converted into a wide range of long-lasting, reusable products, including towels,...

Russian start-up ArcticTex, part of the Rusnano Group, has been working in co-operation with Russian sportswear manufacturer Sportego on the design of new apparel with...

Scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center for Artificial Intelligence have created a toolkit for...