Archive: 2023

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Essity joins project on circular sensor technology

Hygiene and health company Essity has joined the European research project Sustronics, which is supporting the development of circular electronic products.

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Stretchable and efficient wearable thermoelectric energy harvester

South Korean researchers at the Energy Conversion Materials Research Center, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, have developed a technology that can increase the flexibility and efficiency…

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Resilient, extended-use adhesive skin patch

A resilient adhesive skin patch from Neuwied, Germany-based high-tech tape manufacturer Lohmann offers a wearing time of 28 days or more, notably extending the usage…

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Fusing 3D printing and fashion

Dutch fashion designer Anouk Wipprecht and Chromatic 3D Materials have collaborated to unveil a futuristic three-dimensionally printed dress that responds to its environment through nearly…

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Lightweight, gel-free and waterproof ECG sensor

A new compact, lightweight, gel-free and waterproof electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor has been developed by a team at RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Continued funding for textile muscles

Researchers in Sweden have received continued funding for their project “Textile muscles for augmenting garments” from the Erling-Perssons Foundation.

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Low-cost, shape-shifting fibre produces morphing fabrics

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and elsewhere have developed a low-cost fibre that contracts in response to an increase…

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Soft skin conductive tape launched

DuPont has introduced DuPont Liveo Soft Skin Conductive Tape 1-3150 – a silicone-based thermoset adhesive for electrical bio-signal sensing and transfer.

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Designing e-textiles for disassembly – seeking solutions from history

Development in textiles production technology has allowed for more automated production, requiring less human involvement.

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Wearable e-textiles for a sustainable circular economy

An international team of engineers and scientists have warned that the e-textile supply chain and its potential for scalable commercialisation could be “further complicated” by…

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