Category: Smart Textiles
Wearable tech firms lands deal with US sports retailer
New Zealand-based wearable technology company Myovolt is poised for growth after sealing a reportedly “seven-figure” non-exclusive deal with sports retailer United Sports Brands that will...
Conductive cotton-based fibre for smart textiles
Researchers at Washington State University have developed a fibre that is said to offer the flexibility of cotton and the electric conductivity of a polymer,...
Vibrations lead the way with ultrasonic welding
The German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf (DITF) have developed a contacting process in which a navigation aid that helps visually impaired people...
Prototype smart glove helps improve stroke rehabilitation
An electronic glove that enables movement in the paralysed hand of stroke survivors to support their rehabilitation has been invented by a team from the...
E-yarns for sport and healthcare applications
Electronic yarn (e-yarn) technology has been employed by a research group in Nottingham, UK, to create electronic textiles for healthcare, well-being and sports applications.
Sewing, embroidery and lasers create sensors and wearables
Researchers in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California are using embroidery and lasers to create affordable, cutting-edge sensors for wearables...
Integrating electronic components into textiles
High-quality, stable, reliable and durable electrical contact is essential for the success of electronic textiles (e-textiles), which must meet the requirements of both textiles and...
Textiles that record audio
SRI International, North Carolina State University and textile producer International Fabric Machines are working to incorporate a piezoelectric material into a fabric that acts like...
Essity joins project on circular sensor technology
Hygiene and health company Essity has joined the European research project Sustronics, which is supporting the development of circular electronic products.
Stretchable and efficient wearable thermoelectric energy harvester
South Korean researchers at the Energy Conversion Materials Research Center, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, have developed a technology that can increase the flexibility and efficiency...
Resilient, extended-use adhesive skin patch
A resilient adhesive skin patch from Neuwied, Germany-based high-tech tape manufacturer Lohmann offers a wearing time of 28 days or more, notably extending the usage...
Fusing 3D printing and fashion
Dutch fashion designer Anouk Wipprecht and Chromatic 3D Materials have collaborated to unveil a futuristic three-dimensionally printed dress that responds to its environment through nearly...
Lightweight, gel-free and waterproof ECG sensor
A new compact, lightweight, gel-free and waterproof electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor has been developed by a team at RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Continued funding for textile muscles
Researchers in Sweden have received continued funding for their project “Textile muscles for augmenting garments” from the Erling-Perssons Foundation.
Low-cost, shape-shifting fibre produces morphing fabrics
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and elsewhere have developed a low-cost fibre that contracts in response to an increase...
Soft skin conductive tape launched
DuPont has introduced DuPont Liveo Soft Skin Conductive Tape 1-3150 – a silicone-based thermoset adhesive for electrical bio-signal sensing and transfer.