Archive: June 2022
Printed resonant coil for wearable high-power wireless charging
Researchers at the Centre for Flexible Electronics and E-Textiles (C-FLEET) at the University of Southampton and the James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow,...
Data capture for movement patterns and biomechanics
Footfalls & Heartbeats has highlighted its technology as a viable alternative to the industry standard method of data capture for movement patterns and biomechanics.
Swiss researchers develop wearable textile exomuscle
Researchers at ETH Zürich have developed a wearable textile exomuscle that serves as an extra layer of muscles.
Smart jumpsuit tracks infants’ motor development
A Finnish research group at the BABA Center, Helsinki Children’s Hospital, has developed a novel garment for infants for the reliable assessment of motor abilities...
Drag-friendly garments that change in real time
A team at the University of Colorado at Boulder has designed a garment for drag queens that features neural networks and other creative technology.
Ionically conductive fibres for smart and functional textiles
Electronically conductive fibres are already in use in smart textiles, but in a recently published research article, ionically conductive fibres have proven to be of...
Conductive textile technology launched at Techtextil
Noble Biomaterials, a manufacturer of antimicrobial and conductivity solutions for soft-surface applications, showcased Circuitex at last month’s Techtextil trade show in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Tracking sleep with self-powering smart pillow
The human body needs sleep as much as it needs food and water.
Stretchable waterproof fabric converts motion into electricity
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University Singapore have developed a stretchable and waterproof fabric that turns energy generated from body movements into electrical energy.