Category: Smart Textiles
Biocompatible superglue for intestinal wounds
Empa researchers have developed a polymer patch that can be used to stably bond and seal internal injuries to the intestine.
Giant power factor achieved with nanotube fibres
Invisibly small carbon nanotubes aligned as fibres and sewn into fabrics can become a thermoelectric generator that can turn heat from the sun or other...
The killer app for smart textiles
Electronic textiles have hundreds of potential end uses, many of which are being explored by different companies around the world.
Realising the promise of organic photovoltaics
A new, faster way for organic materials to redistribute sunlight energy could enable the next generation of organic solar cells to convert sunlight into electrical...
Singapore scientists develop chain mail fabric that stiffens on demand
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and the California Institute of Technology have developed a fabric-like material “chain mail” material that is flexible like...
Customised temperature control with FIR
HEAT (heated electronic active technology), a new start-up company based in Great Falls, Montana, USA, is launching a range of technologically advanced heated base layers...
Towards a new sense of touch
Two promising projects in the US are focused on emulating tactility with sensor-based wearables.
Accurate internal pictures from the surface of the skin
A new soft and stretchy ultrasound patch can be worn on the skin to monitor blood flow through major arteries and veins deep inside a...
SDK for open access from Nextiles
Nextiles, the New York, USA, start-up combining traditional sewing techniques with printed circuit boards to create smart fabrics, is launching a new software development kit...
Pandemic has boosted electronic skin patch growth
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to an acceleration in many of the key trends underpinning the development of the electronic skin patches market, according to...
Exoskeleton with the comfort of clothing
Wearable robotics start-up Verve Motion, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, has raised US$15m in a Series A funding round.
Keeping cool at the Olympics
In addition to introducing Team USA’s parade uniform during the opening ceremonies of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games and the Summer Paralympics in July,...
Dye molecules the key to faster energy transfer
When fluorescent dye molecules nestle perfectly together, something completely new is created – an excited state distributed over many molecules.
Photosynthetic micro-organisms turn clothing into trees
A living and breathing piece of clothing that absorbs carbon dioxide while simultaneously producing oxygen was introduced at Première Vision’s Digital Denim Week 2021 in...
Kirigami inspires superior e-skin patch
A new conformable, sensor-embedded patch can monitor someone’s health without malfunctioning or peeling away even when the wearer is perspiring.
ZTE’s YouCare smart shirt powered by 5G
ZTE and its Italian partners introduced the 5G-enabled YouCare smart shirt at the Mobile World Congress 2021 held in Barcelona, Spain, at the end of...