Thanks to advances in materials and electronics, we are starting to see how our clothing might one day do more than keep us warm or protect us from the elements. Scientists at Chalmers University of ...

Looking for a fun wearable electronics project? While you can buy specific fabric and conductive thread for your projects, sometimes you can even find conductive fabric where you might not expect it!

Two researchers of Responsive Environments, MIT Media Lab, have put to together a device that is an amazing array of musical instruments squeezed into one flexible package. Made using seven layers of ...

The quest for energy efficiency sometimes involves thinking outside the box, or at least outside the body. For example, the obvious way to keep a person warm is to heat the space that they occupy, but ...

Scientists have showcased that cotton can work as a power source and harvest electricity from humidity. Scientists have now ...

Wearable technologies are exploding in popularity, but most of the electronic sensors that detect and transmit data from wearables are made of hard, inflexible materials that can restrict both the ...

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 — ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Textile engineering has long been a cornerstone of human innovation, from ancient weaving techniques to modern fabric production. However, the integration of textiles with ...

A growing demand for smart fabrics in different fields that not only serves traditional requirements of protection, safety, fashion, and convenience but also can adjust themselves according to the ...

The quest for energy efficiency sometimes involves thinking outside the box, or at least outside the body. For example, the obvious way to keep a person warm is to heat the space that they occupy, but ...