Latest Smart Textiles News
Nanofabrics could cut firefighters’ skin‑cancer risk
To help wildland firefighters reduce long-term health risks, researchers at the Textile and Apparel Science Laboratory in the Department of Design and Merchandising at Oklahoma…
Ultrasound patch for high-risk pregnancies
US engineers at the University of California San Diego have created a soft, wearable ultrasound patch that can continuously monitor a foetus for hours at…
Smart wristband could detect cardiac arrest early
A smart wearable wristband could soon be able to automatically detect cardiac arrest.
Award for thermally adaptive soft robotic clothing
A research project at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University received the Gold Prize in the Consumer Solutions category at the 2026 Edison Awards for the…
Battery-free, real-time blood pressure monitoring
Researchers at the National University of Singapore, the University of Arizona and Tsinghua University have created battery-free fabric sensors that turn everyday clothes into continuous,…
Knitted smart glove launched at Techtextil
At April’s Techtextil exhibition, Switzerland-based knitting machine manufacturer Steiger unveiled a fully integrated smart glove that combines flat knitting technology with embedded electronics for industrial…
Flexible, conductive polymer smart textile platform
The FILK Freiberg Institute, an independent German research institution with expertise in polymer coatings for textile applications, has collaborated with Optotransmitter–Umweltschutz–Technologie (OUT) in a project…
Flat speaker with textile membrane
A loudspeaker equipped with a knitted membrane has been created by the German Institutes of Textile and Fibre Research Denkendorf (DITF), together with a speaker…
Vibrating pillow alerts deaf users to night-time alarms
A smart pillow sleeve that vibrates to alert people who are deaf to fire and burglar alarms in the night has been created by scientists…
Ultra-lightweight elastic suit
A team of South Korean researchers has designed a lightweight elastic suit that can support the activities of various groups experiencing physical burdens in daily…