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Smart textiles

People

1 November 2006
A collection of news items about key people from the November 2006 issue.
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Heart rate sensing sports apparel expands into UK market

1 November 2006
Textronics is expanding its range of NuMetrex monitoring clothing to include a heart rate sensing sports shirt for men, which is due to be introduced in the fourth quarter of 2006.
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Wearable healthcare system

1 August 2005
February 2005 saw the successful completion of Wealthy - Wearable Healthcare System, a research project to develop a wearable textile health monitoring system.
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Sensory baby vest for monitoring vital parameters

1 August 2005
Researchers at ITV Denkendorf in Germany have developed a cost-efficient, preventive device that monitors vital parameters in babies.One application is to warn against sudden infant death syndrome.
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Chemical-resistant nano-layers

1 July 2005
American researchers are using nanotechnology to develop layers of so-called "smart textiles" that will not only keep first responders and the military safe without sacrificing comfort or ease of use,
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Wearable medical devices

1 June 2005
The smart textiles team at Canesis of Christchurch, New Zealand, is currently involved in several projects to develop wearable medical devices.These include:
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Fabric offers promise of intelligent carpet for sale within two years

1 June 2005
Carpet maker Vorwerk has joined forces with another German firm,computer chip manufacturer Infineon,to develop a textile material that can think for itself,survive being wetted and can be cut to shape
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Leading experts debate future developments of smart textiles

1 May 2005
On the second day of a conference held at the prestigious Royal Society in London, UK,speakers talked about smart textiles and anticipated their future uses.
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Diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities with microelectronics

1 November 2004
Smart textiles with integrated microelectronics are promising new diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities for healthcare.
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