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A new way to ink: Next step in wearable tech?
Scientists at Case Western Reserve University have developed an inexpensive way to transform an ordinary shirt into an electronic smart shirt—one able to monitor and…
Smart textiles: High performance, breathable fabric to power small electronics
Scientists have created a new triboelectric fabric that generates electricity from the movement of the body while remaining flexible and breathable
Recycled polyester reduces global warming potential by 42%
Unifi’s Repreve recycled fibre reduces the global warming potential by 42%, according to its first Higg Materials Sustainability Index (MSI) score. Jessica Owen…
Flexible carbon nanotube fibers woven into clothing gather accurate EKG, heart rate
There’s no need to don uncomfortable smartwatches or chest straps to monitor your heart if your comfy shirt can do a better job.
That’s the idea behind “smart…
Nanotech antimicrobial masks filter 99.9% of bacteria, viruses, and haze particles
Materials scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a reusable "nanotech mask" that can filter out 99.9 percent of…
Printing flexible wearable electronics for smart device applications
The demand for flexible wearable electronics has spiked with the dramatic growth of smart devices that can exchange data with other devices over the internet with…
Developing tyre fibres from plastic and textile waste
Tyre manufacturer Group Michelin and French biochemicals company Carbios S.A. have developed polyester tyre fibres from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic and…
Natural silk-like hierarchical fibers created by bioinspired self-assembly
Protein fibers such as collagen fibers, hairs, and silks, are fundamental building blocks of life. They play an essential role in motility, elasticity, scaffolding,…