Latest Smart Textiles News
Auxetic fabrics provide safety and comfort for protective clothing
When everyday materials are pulled, they stretch or elongate in the direction of the pull and become narrower in cross-section – a property that can…
Smart vest to help children with ADHD
Researchers at the Education University of Hong Kong have developed a smart vest that uses artificial intelligence and vibration prompts to help children with attention…
Machine embroidery turns fabrics into self-folding 3D textiles
US researchers from the Cornell Ann S Bowers College of Computing and Information Science have developed a new software and fabrication system that takes simple…
Microwave technology for health monitoring
Researchers at the University of Oulu in Finland are exploring new ways to utilise microwave technology in monitoring and assessing health conditions.
Bandage-like device brings texture to touchscreens
Engineers at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, USA, have developed what is claimed to be the first haptic device that achieves “human resolution” by accurately…
Smart bra to help detect cancer for women with intellectual disabilities
Women with intellectual disabilities could receive added monitoring for breast cancer with the development of a smart textiles bra by UK researchers at Nottingham Trent…
Catching heart disease early with AI-based sensor system
Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration IZM, in co-operation with Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Technical University of Berlin, has created a smart sensor…
Turning fabrics into touch-based communication devices
A US startup out of Rice University, co-founded by doctoral candidate Barclay Jumet and his adviser, Daniel Preston, has developed a textile platform that sends…
Electronic fibre for stretchable sensing
Swiss researchers have developed a fibre-based electronic sensor that remains functional even when stretched to more than 10 times its original length.
Textile-integrated light switches using printable liquid metal ink
Researchers in Germany have developed textiles that can respond to touch and interact intelligently with their environment.