Archive: February 2024
Modular textile origami snake robot for search and rescue
Researchers at the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Southern Denmark are developing an origami-style snake robot that can move on uneven terrain and...
Flexible displays using ‘swarm technology’
Dynavisual has developed a patented technology to visualise data on smart textiles that allow for adaptive and interactive projections, which can be used for a...
Self-healing system for concrete infrastructure
Researchers from Drexel University’s College of Engineering are using fibre reinforcement in hopes of producing concrete structures that can repair their cracks.
Achieving sustainability in smart wearable electronic textiles
Multifunctional electronic textiles (e-textiles) offer a transformative solution with added electrical, thermal and optical functionalities to interface with the human body, enabling continuous monitoring, collection...
Nanodiamonds could hold key to cool clothing
Researchers from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, are using nanodiamonds to create smart textiles that can cool people down faster.
Vibrating glove helps stroke patients recover from muscle spasms
After a stroke, survivors often experience uncontrollable spasms that can twist their arms and hands into perpetual fists.
‘Sweet spot’ found for length of yarn-shaped supercapacitors
Researchers at North Carolina State University have identified a “sweet spot” at which the length of a thread-like energy storage technology called a yarn-shaped supercapacitor...