Markus Niederberger’s team of researchers at ETH has used stretchable materials to develop a battery that can be bent, stretched and twisted. For applications in bendable electronic devices,... Read more
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a wearable patch that could provide personalized cooling and heating at home, work, or on the go. The soft, stretchy patch... Read more
It’s a whole new way of thinking about sensors. The tiny fibers developed at EPFL are made of elastomer and can incorporate materials like electrodes and nanocomposite polymers. The fibers c... Read more
Researchers at Université Laval’s Faculty of Science and Engineering and its Center for Optics, Photonics, and Lasers have created a smart T-shirt that monitors the wearer’s respiratory rate... Read more
ACES researchers have for the first time, developed a smart textile from carbon nanotube and spandex fibres that can both sense and move in response to a stimulus like a muscle or joint. “We... Read more
Concordia researcher designs interactive electronic fabrics From corsets to caftans, we have seen dramatic changes in popular style over the past 100 years. New research from Concordia Unive... Read more
The Breast Tissue Screening Bra in the works is non-invasive, painless, and may even be more accurate than 3D mammography. Those breast exams women are supposed to regularly give themselves... Read more
Smart clothing that can camouflage itself against different backgrounds If you’ve ever watched a cephalopod such as a squid changing color, then you’ll know that it’s a pretty amazing proces... Read more