A new type of fabric developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo, Canada, can heat up when exposed to the sun owing to nanoparticles…
Most batteries are stiff and incompatible with water.
South Korean researchers have developed a multifunctional sensor based on semiconductor fibres that emulates the five human senses.
A research team led by Northwestern University of Evanston, Illinois, USA, has developed what is claimed to be the first two-dimensional mechanically interlocked material.
US researchers at North Carolina State University have demonstrated new wearable technologies that both generate electricity from human movement and improve the comfort of the…
US researchers at Rice University have demonstrated that carbon nanotube fibres can be fully recycled without any loss in their structure or properties.
UK scientists say they have made a breakthrough in the development of wearable electronic textiles (e-textiles) that are both sustainable and biodegradable.