Archive: January 2025
Bio-inspired approach creates bespoke photovoltaics
Researchers at Cornell University have developed photovoltaic panels that comprise a hinged, lightweight fabric that can wrap around complex shapes, even contorting its form to…
Hole design makes wearable batteries more flexible
A team of engineers and materials scientists from the US has found that holes of a certain size and shape strategically placed in certain locations…
Heated fabric launched for ultra-cold environments
Loomia Technologies, a developer of electronic textiles and flexible electronics, and Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA), a US non-profit public-private partnership and manufacturing innovation…
Smart fabric heats up in sunlight
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…
Yarn-like battery prototype uses seawater to power devices
Most batteries are stiff and incompatible with water.
Smart textile can sense light, pressure, smell and taste
South Korean researchers have developed a multifunctional sensor based on semiconductor fibres that emulates the five human senses.
Chainmail-like material could be the future of armour
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.
Comfortable materials generate energy when worn
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…
Fully recyclable carbon nanotube fibres
US researchers at Rice University have demonstrated that carbon nanotube fibres can be fully recycled without any loss in their structure or properties.
Biodegradable wearables can monitor health and reduce waste
UK scientists say they have made a breakthrough in the development of wearable electronic textiles (e-textiles) that are both sustainable and biodegradable.