Latest Smart Textiles News

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...

The demand for digitally printed textiles is rebounding strongly in 2021 and is set for accelerated growth over the next five years, according to The...

A polyamide fabric embedded with zinc ions has successfully inactivated 99% of the viruses that cause Covid-19 and the common flu (influenza) in research involving...

In the Tapis Magique project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab, a pressure-sensitive, knitted electronic textile carpet has been developed to generate three-dimensional...