Category: Smart Textiles
Sensory T-shirt collects patient data and enables shorter hospital stay
A T-shirt that monitors a patient’s vital signs after urological surgery for cancer could help people return from hospital sooner to recover at home.
CNT wires for wearable electronic devices
A research team from the Nano Hybrid Technology Research Center of the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute has fabricated “functional wires”, which are the foundation of…
Silk-inspired in situ web spinning for situated robots
Researchers at University of Tartu’s Institute of Technology, Estonia, have unveiled a robotics concept that is said to redefine adaptability by literally weaving its body…
Washable, touchless technology could transform e-textiles
A team of researchers from Nottingham Trent University, UK, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Germany, and the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, has created washable and durable magnetic…
Fibre computer allows apparel to run apps and ‘understand’ the wearer
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed an autonomous programmable computer in the form of an elastic fibre that could monitor health conditions…
Permeable 3D electronic skin in liquid metal circuits and fibrous substrates
A research team led by the Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, has developed an innovative approach that utilises liquid…
Fresh theory to improve how new tech turns movement into electricity
A group of Loughborough University academics have proved a new theory that aims to improve how a novel technology turns movement into electricity.
Wearable tech wins CES 2025 Innovation Award
Voormi (pronounced “voor-me”) received a CES 2025 Innovation Award in the Fashion Technology category for its wearable technology, Mij (pronounced “me”), which pioneers a new…
Washable smart pyjamas monitor sleep disorders
Researchers have developed comfortable, washable “smart pyjamas” that can monitor sleep disorders such as sleep apnoea at home, without the need for sticky patches, cumbersome…
Smart jacket uses AI to prevent overheating and discomfort
Hong Kong-based researchers have designed and tested a smart jacket equipped with environmental sensors, heat-generating and colour-changing yarns, and artificial intelligence (AI) to control temperature…
Self-cleaning, flexible heating fabric for cold climates
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, India, have developed a water-repellent, conductive textile that converts electricity and sunlight into heat.
Printable molecule-selective nanoparticles for wearable biosensors
A team of US engineers at the California Institute of Technology has developed a technique for inkjet printing arrays of special nanoparticles that enables the…
German technical knitting firm Born acquires MotorSkins
Dingelstädt, Germany-based technical knitting company Born has acquired MotorSkins, which produces innovative soft robotic, fluid-driven textiles.
Bio-inspired approach creates bespoke photovoltaics
Researchers at Cornell University have developed photovoltaic panels that comprise a hinged, lightweight fabric that can wrap around complex shapes, even contorting its form to…
Hole design makes wearable batteries more flexible
A team of engineers and materials scientists from the US has found that holes of a certain size and shape strategically placed in certain locations…
Heated fabric launched for ultra-cold environments
Loomia Technologies, a developer of electronic textiles and flexible electronics, and Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA), a US non-profit public-private partnership and manufacturing innovation…