Category: Smart Textiles

A polyamide fabric embedded with zinc ions has successfully inactivated 99% of the viruses that cause Covid-19 and the common flu (influenza) in research involving...

In the Tapis Magique project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab, a pressure-sensitive, knitted electronic textile carpet has been developed to generate three-dimensional...

Vancouver, Washington, USA-based RealWear is expanding the use of its assisted reality headset devices with Zoom-enabled communications to frontline workers globally at ExxonMobil.

Flexible electroluminescent materials for wearable devices have been developed at Pusan National University in Busan, South Korea.

Amyloid silk hybrid proteins have been turned into fibres that are stronger and tougher than some natural spider silks by engineers at Washington University in...

A patent-pending Purdue University biosensor that can be printed in three dimensions using an automated printing system could be used by surgeons to localise critical...

Functions such as heart rate monitoring and continuous electrocardiogram readings can be enhanced by conductive nanotube threads stitched into regular apparel.

New York, USA-based Nanowear is currently running an expanded coronavirus (Covid-19) remote diagnostic research project with Hackensack Meridian Health Systems, the largest hospital system in...

Empa researchers have developed a polymer patch that can be used to stably bond and seal internal injuries to the intestine.

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...

Electronic textiles have hundreds of potential end uses, many of which are being explored by different companies around the world.

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...

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...

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...

Two promising projects in the US are focused on emulating tactility with sensor-based wearables.

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...