Wearable Technology News
May 21, 2024
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Apr. 17, 2024 A new fabric-based touch sensor used machine learning to control mobile apps, video games and other devices while integrated into ...
Mar. 13, 2024 Scientists have developed ultra-thin semiconductor fibers that can be woven into fabrics, turning them into smart wearable ...
Jan. 30, 2024 A joint research team has developed a stretchable and adhesive microneedle sensor that can be attached to the skin and stably measure high-quality electrophysiological signals for a long period of ...
Dec. 11, 2023 A single strand of newly developed fiber has the flexibility of cotton and the electric conductivity of the polymer, polyaniline. The new material has shown good potential for wearable e-textiles. The researchers tested the fibers with a system that ...
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Mar. 27, 2024 Super wearable electronics that are lightweight, stretchable and increase sweat permeability by 400-fold have been developed by scientists, enabling ...
Jan. 16, 2024 This month, a group of stroke survivors in British Columbia will test a new technology designed to aid their recovery, and ultimately restore use of their limbs and hands. Participants will wear a ...
Jan. 13, 2024 Clothes and other textiles are among the materials that we are the worst at recycling. But this may change. Researchers have developed a new ...
Aug. 29, 2023 Scientists have developed a fabric-based wearable device that 'taps' a user's wrist with pressurized air, silently helping them navigate to their destination. The study demonstrated that users ...
July 6, 2023 Wearable sensors are becoming a promising tool in personalized healthcare and exercise monitoring. In a recent study, researchers develop a novel ...
June 28, 2023 New research describes a fiber optic smart pant that can monitor movement and health. The pants can be used to detect activities such as sitting, squatting, walking or kicking without inhibiting ...
May 25, 2023 Researchers developed a fully knitted, circuit-embedded knee wearable for wireless sensing of joint motion in real-time. Compared to other knitted ...
May 22, 2023 Engineers have developed the first fully integrated wearable ultrasound system for deep-tissue monitoring, including for subjects on the ...
May 3, 2023 Sweat is more than just a sign of a good workout. It holds vital information about our health, providing clues to dehydration, fatigue, blood sugar levels and even serious conditions such as cystic ...
May 2, 2023 It's time to roll up your sleeves for the next advance in wearable technology -- a fabric armband that's actually a touch pad. Researchers say they ...
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Mar. 19, 2024 Imaging being able to wear clothes that charge your gadgets just by wearing them. New research has brought us a step closer to achieving this ...
Apr. 24, 2023 A new smart material is activated by both heat and electricity, making it the first ever to respond to two different ...
Apr. 21, 2023 Researchers have developed next-generation smart textiles -- incorporating LEDs, sensors, energy harvesting, and storage -- that can be produced inexpensively, in any shape or size, using the same ...
Apr. 19, 2023 Fabrics that resist knife cuts can help prevent injuries and save lives. But a sharp enough knife or a very forceful jab can get through some of these materials. Now, researchers report that carbon ...
Mar. 30, 2023 Researchers have developed fiber-like pumps that allow high-pressure fluidic circuits to be woven into textiles without an external pump. Soft supportive exoskeletons, thermoregulatory clothing, and ...
Mar. 17, 2023 Researchers have fabricated the first wearable sensor designed to detect and monitor muscle ...
Mar. 16, 2023 A research team has developed a crocodile-skin-inspired omnidirectionally stretchable pressure ...
Feb. 21, 2023 New textiles change shape when they heat up, giving designers a wide range of new options. In addition to offering adjustable aesthetics, responsive smart fabrics could also help monitor people’s ...
Jan. 30, 2023 Researchers have synthesized a new material that solves one of the most difficult problems in the quest to create wearable, unobtrusive sensitive sensors: the problem of ...
Jan. 30, 2023 Researchers are one step closer to making wearable textile technology a reality. Materials scientists have reported a new design of a flexible wearable supercapacitor patch. It uses MXene to create a ...
Jan. 12, 2023 From tiny plankton to massive whales, microplastics have been found throughout the ocean food chain. One major source of this pollution are fibers shed while laundering synthetic fabrics. Although ...
Jan. 12, 2023 A new study demonstrates that electrodes can be made using just screen printing, creating a stretchable, durable circuit pattern that can be transferred to fabric and worn directly on human skin. ...
Jan. 3, 2023 Researchers have developed a stretchable strain sensor that has an unprecedented combination of sensitivity and range, allowing it to detect even minor changes in strain with greater range of motion ...
Nov. 22, 2022 Researchers tested embroidery as a low-cost technique for making power-generating ...
Oct. 11, 2022 Textile engineers have developed a fabric woven out of ultra-fine nano-threads made in part of phase-change materials and other advanced substances that combine to produce a fabric that can respond ...
Sep. 23, 2022 Researchers have embedded new low-cost sensors that monitor breathing, heart rate, and ammonia into T-shirts and face ...
June 23, 2022 New research demonstrates different ways to improve wearable bioelectronic devices and materials to provide better real-time monitoring of a person's health, including vital ...
Mar. 22, 2022 Findings in a recent study could advance the development of 'smart textiles' that would capture energy from the wearer's ...
Mar. 16, 2022 Researchers have developed a new acoustic fabric converts audible sounds into electrical signals. They designed a fabric that works like a microphone, converting sound first into mechanical ...
Mar. 1, 2022 A new study examines the efficacy of particle filtration by woven fabric, which consists of fibers twisted together into yarns. There are, therefore, two lengthscales: the diameters of the fiber and ...
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