Category: Smart Textiles
Ionically conductive fibres for smart and functional textiles
Electronically conductive fibres are already in use in smart textiles, but in a recently published research article, ionically conductive fibres have proven to be of...
Conductive textile technology launched at Techtextil
Noble Biomaterials, a manufacturer of antimicrobial and conductivity solutions for soft-surface applications, showcased Circuitex at last month’s Techtextil trade show in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Tracking sleep with self-powering smart pillow
The human body needs sleep as much as it needs food and water.
Stretchable waterproof fabric converts motion into electricity
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University Singapore have developed a stretchable and waterproof fabric that turns energy generated from body movements into electrical energy.
Smart robot skin gives tactile awareness
A range of skin-like, smart fabric-based coverings that can give tactile awareness for robots and prosthetics has been launched by BeBop Sensors.
Self-powered fabric can help correct posture
Prolonged poor posture, such as slouching or leaning to one side, can lead to pain and discomfort.
Invisible, machine-washable solar cells for clothing
Researchers in Finland have developed invisible, machine-washable solar cell technology for clothing.
Textiles with embedded fluidics for HMI
In a world increasingly dominated by visual and auditory information exchange, MotorSkins’ morphing textile surfaces are bringing back touch as a way to interact with...
Smart socks help people living with dementia
Smart socks that track rising distress in the wearer could improve the well-being of millions of people with dementia, non-verbal autism and other conditions that...
Robotic sleeve for lymphoedema treatment
Canadian researchers from the University of Waterloo’s Microfluidics Laboratory and Diesel Biomechanics Laboratory, Breast Rehab and Myant have developed a soft robotic sleeve for the...
Smart diaper for bedside urine testing
Researchers in China have designed a flexible sensor that fits in a diaper, measures multiple components in urine and can share those results over Bluetooth...
Autonomous knitting creates soft robotic ‘banana fingers’
US scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a rapid design and fabrication tool to create a glove containing soft pneumatic actuators.
Electronic skin perceives touch from different directions
A German research team from Chemnitz and Dresden has taken a major step forward in the development of sensitive electronic skin (e-skin) with integrated artificial...
Scalable methods for making energy-harvesting textiles
A scalable manufacturing technique to create wearable fabrics embedded with small power generators is being used by researchers in the UK and Sri Lanka to...
3D knitted textile sensor for activity recognition
Using digital flat-bed and circular knitting machines, researchers at the School of Architecture and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, have developed seamless and scalable piezo-resistive...
Sensors integrated in clothing monitor heart rate
With stretchable, bendable smart textiles poised to reshape clothing of all kinds, creating new opportunities for integrating advanced monitoring technologies into everyday items, researchers at...