But not the dangerous kind you might imagine. In the Laboratory of Photonic Materials and Fiber Devices (FIMAP) at EPFL’s ...

MIT Media Lab researchers developed a novel fabrication process to create smart textiles that comfortably and snugly fit the user's body, enabling very precise pressure sensor data that can be used to ...

Advancements in electronic fibers through thermal drawing offer high sensitivity and stretchability, crucial for wearables ...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab have created a novel fabrication process to produce smart textiles that comfortably conform to a user’s body while being able ...

A team of engineers at the University of Delaware is developing next-generation smart textiles by creating flexible carbon nanotube composite coatings on a wide range of fibers, including cotton, ...

"Smart textiles have also been limited by their lack of practicality," said Dr Luigi Occhipinti, also from the Department of Engineering, who co-led the research. "You think of the sort of bending, ...

Imagine adjusting the temperature of the air conditioning or skipping a song in your car, not by fiddling with a screen or voice command, but simply by swiping your hand across the fabric of your ...

It's not the first time that I'm writing about smart textiles -- check here or there for previous stories. But today, let's look at the work of Lena Berglin, a Swedish PhD student who is creating ...

A fabric designed to power wearable devices by harvesting energy from both sunlight and body movements can be produced on a standard industrial weaving machine, according to a new study. Scientists in ...