Archive: February 2025

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Washable, touchless technology could transform e-textiles

A team of researchers from Nottingham Trent University, UK, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Germany, and the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, has created washable and durable magnetic…

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Fibre computer allows apparel to run apps and ‘understand’ the wearer

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed an autonomous programmable computer in the form of an elastic fibre that could monitor health conditions…

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Permeable 3D electronic skin in liquid metal circuits and fibrous substrates

A research team led by the Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, has developed an innovative approach that utilises liquid…

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Fresh theory to improve how new tech turns movement into electricity

A group of Loughborough University academics have proved a new theory that aims to improve how a novel technology turns movement into electricity.

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Wearable tech wins CES 2025 Innovation Award

Voormi (pronounced “voor-me”) received a CES 2025 Innovation Award in the Fashion Technology category for its wearable technology, Mij (pronounced “me”), which pioneers a new…

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Washable smart pyjamas monitor sleep disorders

Researchers have developed comfortable, washable “smart pyjamas” that can monitor sleep disorders such as sleep apnoea at home, without the need for sticky patches, cumbersome…

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Smart jacket uses AI to prevent overheating and discomfort

Hong Kong-based researchers have designed and tested a smart jacket equipped with environmental sensors, heat-generating and colour-changing yarns, and artificial intelligence (AI) to control temperature…

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Self-cleaning, flexible heating fabric for cold climates

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, India, have developed a water-repellent, conductive textile that converts electricity and sunlight into heat.

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Printable molecule-selective nanoparticles for wearable biosensors

A team of US engineers at the California Institute of Technology has developed a technique for inkjet printing arrays of special nanoparticles that enables the…

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German technical knitting firm Born acquires MotorSkins

Dingelstädt, Germany-based technical knitting company Born has acquired MotorSkins, which produces innovative soft robotic, fluid-driven textiles.

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