By rethinking how thin metal threads are woven into a flexible textile, EPFL researchers have created a lightweight fabric ...

For many of us, the term “wearable technology” conjures up mental images of the Borg from Star Trek: harsh mechanical shapes and exposed wiring grafted haphazardly onto a human form that’s left with a ...

Researchers at Drexel University are one step closer to making wearable textile technology a reality. Recently published in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Journal of Material’s Chemistry A, ...

A research team of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has achieved a revolutionary breakthrough in smart materials, successfully developing soft magnetorheological textiles that can flexibly ...

Smart textiles are changing the way people interact with their environment, blending electronics seamlessly into everyday clothing. These innovative fabrics have applications in personalized ...

Shapeless space suits could be taken out of orbit if one MIT professor's 3D "wearable skin" becomes a reality. Neri Oxman, director of the MIT Media Lab's Mediated Matter group, has partnered with 3D ...

Developers have teamed up with global textile and garment manufacturer to embark on landmark work in 3D textile printing that could revolutionize how clothes and footwear are made. Loughborough ...

Producing functional fabrics that perform all the functions we want, while retaining the characteristics of fabric we’re accustomed to is no easy task. Two groups of researchers at Drexel University — ...

Short overview of the ITA (Institute of Textile Technology) and the working group MST (Medical Smart Textiles). Introduction to the topic of textile joining using embroidery technology. Explanation of ...

@EmilyWFierce: Physicians find little difference between old and new orthopedic implants, suggest "facts box" for knee & hip devices. MedPage Today article | Follow @EmilyWFierce > Nanowear, an ...

Nanoscientists have produced a wearable textile that can be knitted into clothing and turn the bends, stretches and other body movement of the wearer into electricity and store that energy for use in ...