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 theā¦
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.