Archive: 2024

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Electrochemical copper printing for wearable electronics

A recent University of Southern Florida graduate is now part of a team of USF researchers developing a method to collect vital health information through…

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Knitted haptic sleeve simulates realistic touch

Researchers at Stanford University’s School of Engineering have developed a lightweight, comfortable knitted sleeve that uses pressure-based haptics to simulate touch, opening up new possibilities…

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AI-assisted T-shirt could improve heart monitoring and treatment

Researchers led by Professor Zachary Whinnett at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, are developing an artificial intelligence-assisted T-shirt capable of identifying…

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Assistive technology with textile-based neural interfaces

Myant, a provider of textile computing for healthcare, and Coapt, a Chicago-Illinois, USA-based specialist in neural interface technology, have announced a collaboration aimed at transforming…

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Scalable fibres with light-emitting, self-healing and magnetic properties

A team of researchers in Singapore has developed flexible fibres with self-healing, light-emitting and magnetic properties.

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Infrared detectors made from quantum dots

Swiss researchers are developing new types of detectors for infrared radiation that are said to be more sustainable, flexible and cost-effective than conventional technologies.

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Wearable patch can monitor breathing

UK scientists have developed a wearable patch that can accurately monitor and detect changes in people’s breathing – even when not in direct contact with…

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Health sensors headed to the Moon

The Canadian Space Agency has awarded Hexoskin a contract to develop and adapt the Astroskin Bio-Monitor crew physiological monitoring system for Gateway, the upcoming space…

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Knitted ‘blanket’ of sophisticated radio-frequency antennas

A team from the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University have used their expertise in metasurfaces – ultra-thin optical components that can…

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Integrating high-power LEDs in textiles

Weartronic, the French start-up specialising in the development of smart clothing, has finalised a second patent concerning the integration of high-power light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in…

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