Researcher Sebastian Gratz-Kelly (photo) shows off a sensor element created from a metal-coated elastomeric film. The touchpad, here mounted on a wristband, can recognize the pressure and direction of ...

Why lug around a portable battery pack when you could generate that power with your ... an important advantage over other types of smart textiles, which function more like one singular device ...

Smart textiles are changing the way people interact with their environment, blending electronics seamlessly into everyday ...

Abstract: Smart textiles combine age-old processes of knitting and weaving with advances in fiber-based smart materials to create soft and flexible circuits for a wide range of applications. While ...