Archive: September 2024

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Protecting smart textiles safely and making them more durable

The Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences is working with five other partners to develop innovative solutions to make smart textiles safer and more durable.

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Fall asleep by aligning audio signals with brainwaves

Elemind Technologies, founded by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has developed an EEG headband that emits acoustic stimulation aligned with people’s brainwaves to…

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Award for real-time bladder monitoring technology

A wearable for real-time bladder monitoring developed by the University of California, Davis, has received a 2024 International Achievement Award in the Advanced Textiles category…

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Flexible circuits made with silk on graphene

A research team led by scientists at the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has achieved a uniform 2D layer of silk protein…

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Prototype nanofibre uniform to safeguard Australian troops

Researchers at Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, have developed a uniform prototype that employs nanofibres to safeguard Australian troops from chemical and biological threats.

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New textile for smarter, sturdier fitness tracking

A new textile metamaterial developed in the US at Boston University promises to revolutionise the wearable fitness tracker industry, enabling more accurate data collection with…

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Wetness sensing technology for incontinence management

US healthcare company Medline Industries has developed new user-friendly technology for incontinence management called the FitRight Connect Wetness Sensing System.

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Wearable brain imaging device maps babies’ brain activity

A new technology that uses harmless light waves to measure activity in babies’ brains has provided the most complete picture to date of brain functions…

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‘Smart choker’ helps people with speech impairment to communicate

A wearable “smart choker” uses a combination of flexible electronics and artificial intelligence techniques to allow people with speech impairments to communicate by detecting tiny…

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