Archive: August 2024
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.