A soft, flexible sensor system created with electrically conductive yarns could help map problematic pressure points in the socket of an amputee's prosthetic limb, researchers report in a new study. A ...

Finger Bend is a unique DIY Arduino powered textile flex sensor, created as part of the Swatch Exchange, enabling you to trigger actions by simply bending your finger. Created by the team at Willpower ...

[Admar] is a software developer who was introduced to e-textiles in 2011. The bug firmly took hold, and these days he gives e-textile workshops at Eindhoven University of Technology. Here, students ...

A soft, flexible sensor system created with electrically conductive yarns could help map problematic pressure points in the socket of an amputee's prosthetic limb, researchers from North Carolina ...

For years, roboticists and prosthetists have dreamed of a day when mechanical limbs could restore both function and sense of touch for a person missing a limb. However, in developing a sensor that ...

Wearable applications in their true form will be built into what we're already used to wearing all the time; our clothes. Clothing and textile accessories are a natural and accessible platform for ...

If the smart textiles of the future are going to survive all that we throw at them, their components are going to need to be resilient. Now, researchers have developed an ultra-sensitive, seriously ...

Think about your favorite t-shirt, the one you've worn a hundred times, and all the abuse you've put it through. You've washed it more times than you can remember, spilled on it, stretched it, ...

The smart clothing market offers growth opportunities in sports, fitness, healthcare, and military sectors, driven by demand ...