Category: Smart Textiles
Personal cooling garments combat global heat and health risks
In response to the increasing frequency of heat waves, Hong Kong Polytechnic University researchers are developing next-generation personal cooling solutions that push the limits of…
Bioelectronic fibre can track hundreds of biological events simultaneously
A hair-thin multichannel biosensor and stimulator developed by researchers at Stanford University offers potential in applications including smart fabrics, drug delivery and nerve stimulation.
Machine embroidery encodes skin-like tension lines in textiles
Researchers at the University of Tartu, Estonia, report that thread packing can encode fabric stretchability, leading the way to tailoring wearables at an industrial scale.
Smart textiles could control devices or monitor health in cars
Textiles that sense gestures and respond to them can transform how people interact with everyday objects and materials, including vehicle interiors, by embedding touch-sensing stitches…
Loughborough researcher awarded university prize
Rameesh Bulathsinghala, a doctoral researcher in the School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering at Loughborough University, UK, has been awarded the Sir Robert Martin…
AI-enabled conductive inkjet technology
Ricoh has unveiled an innovative conductive printing technique that combines inkjet printing and artificial intelligence to embed “smart” sensors directly onto textiles and upholstery, transforming…
Wearable soft robotic vest that learns
Researchers at the Harvard John A Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, have created a soft, wearable robotic device that…
Stretchable sweat-activated yarn batteries
Researchers in China have developed stretchable sweat-activated yarn batteries with stable power output during dynamic stretching.
Single-fibre computer recognises human activity
Researchers in China have introduced a “single-fibre computer” that integrates sensing, communication, computation and storage into a single stretchable, machine-washable fibre.
Wearable blood pressure monitor for real-time continuous measurement
Korean researchers from Seoul National University have created a skin-adhering electronic patch capable of continuously and non-invasively monitoring blood pressure in real time over extended…
Robots given sense of touch with fabric that mimics human skin
Researchers at the University at Buffalo in the US are developing a new electronic textile that mimics how nerves in human hands sense pressure and…
Flexible material for self-powered wearable sensors
A team led by US researchers at Pennsylvania State University has developed a new fabrication approach that optimises the internal structure of electrospun fibres to…
RFID-enabled linen tracking solution
Smartlinen, a provider of RFID-enabled linen tracking solutions for the hospitality industry, has launched the Intelegente Fine Linen Collection, a range of premium linens designed…
Real-time physiological data capture with smart socks
Health technology startup Milbotix has launched its latest wearable medical monitoring system, which is designed to help researchers investigating neurocognitive, movement and sleep disorders.
New haptic technology adds sense of touch to virtual reality
US scientists at the University of Southern California (USC) have developed a wearable system that enables more natural and emotionally engaging interactions in shared digital…
Smart textile patch for infrastructures
Conceived by a consortium of organisations from the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in France, the SENTMI (SENsor Textile Monitoring Infrastructures) project has developed a smart textile sensor…