(Nanowerk Spotlight) If current research is an indicator, wearable electronics will go far beyond just very small electronic devices or wearable, flexible computers. Not only will these devices be ...

Virginia Tech (VT) researchers have been busy developing efficient e-textiles -- electronic textiles and clothing with embedded wires and sensors -- for six years now. Their computerized clothing can ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are some of the hottest multidisciplinary technology trends right now, integrating computer, various sensor, graphic image, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about health tech, women's health and female entrepreneurship. The latest IDTechEx report predicts that the smart textiles ...

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 ...

A research team headed by the University of Southampton, alongside UWE Bristol and several other prestigious institutions, has made significant strides in creating wearable electronics that are both ...

A new wood-based thread that conducts electricity could offer a multitude of practical and attractive possibilities for electronic textiles. The cellulose thread – a green electronic textile or ...

E-textiles Market, By Product Type (Conductive Yarns, Conductive Fabrics, Conductive Inks, Smart Fabrics, and Others), By Application (Healthcare, Military & Defense, Sports & Fitness, Fashion & ...

The next step for fully integrated textile-based electronics to make their way from the lab to the wardrobe is figuring out how to power the garment gizmos without unfashionably toting around a solid ...

Bally Ribbon Mills (BRM), an industry leader in the design, development, and manufacture of highly specialised engineered woven fabrics, highlights its proprietary E-WEBBINGS® e-textile product base, ...