Latest Smart Textiles News

A thermoregulating textile has been developed that keeps wearers comfortable with a minimal amount of energy input owing to a conductive polymer that can be...

A team of University of Houston researchers have developed a prototype of a fully stretchable fabric-based lithium-ion battery.

Researchers from Portugal’s Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores – Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias (INESC MN), Universidade de Lisboa and the UK’s University of Exeter...

US technology company Apple has been granted a patent for its smart fabric-based Apple Watch band with an integrated sensor for touch control of apps...

Robotic fabrics that can shrink, grow in size and move with precision are becoming a reality owing to new research by scientists at the UK’s...

Scientists hoping to reduce the environmental impact of the construction industry have developed a way to “grow” building materials using knitted moulds and the root...

A new study has revealed the potential of a soft robo-glove in helping stroke patients to relearn dexterous tasks such as playing music.

With an ageing global population comes a need for new sensor technologies that can help clinicians and caregivers remotely monitor a person’s health.

With the help of novel wearables and smart textiles, researchers in the EU-funded Newlife project aim to enable continuous obstetric monitoring in everyday life.

A Danish start-up has developed a new smart sensor for monitoring patients, which is undergoing trials with patients at the Psychiatric Research Unit at the...