Smart textiles

Sensors for early diagnosis

1 November 2014

Researchers at Toyohashi University of Technology and the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology in Japan have developed a semiconductor-imaging biosensing system for analyzing blood and urine

Coating of growth factors on tissue scaffold

1 November 2014

A new implantable tissue scaffold has been coated with bone growth factors that release slowly over time to induce the body to rapidly form new bone that looks and behaves just like original tissue.

Cella teams up with Safran for aerospace

1 November 2014

UK company Cella Energy, which has developed technologies for safe and low-cost hydrogen storage involving nanofibres, has entered into a a joint venture with the French multi-national Safran - a comp

Engineered porosity for bones

1 November 2014

Net-Shape-Nonwoven (NSN) technology allows short fibres to be precisely processed into three-dimensional structures and as such is suitable for applications in tissue engineering.

Paint-on bandage for wound monitoring

1 November 2014

When the skin is burnt or otherwise injured, part of the body's healing process involves boosting oxygen levels in the damaged tissue.

New plant batteries from old ones

1 November 2014

Thanks to their high energy content, lithium-ion batteries are highly promising for various products - not least, electric vehicles or large-scale energy storage in the electricity grid - in the futur

Graphene for stretchable supercapacitors

1 November 2014

Crumpling a piece of graphene 'paper' - formed by bonding together layers of the two-dimensional form of carbon - can yield new properties that could be useful for creating extremely stretchable super

Capturing kinetics: Pedestrian power

1 November 2014

Brazilian football legend Pele recently opened a first-of-its-kind player-powered community football pitch in the heart of a Rio de Janeiro favela.

Much stronger fabric circuit boards

1 November 2014

A digital knitting machine has been employed by a team at Hong Kong Polytechnic University's Institute of Textiles and Clothing to produce advanced fabric circuit boards (FCBs).

Wearable relaxation through neuroscience

1 November 2014

A new company based in Los Gatos, California, is aiming to develop an entirely new category of wearable products based on advanced neuroscience.

Polo Tech debut at the US Open

1 October 2014

The worlds of tennis and wearable technology have come together rather unexpectedly recently, with Wimbledon tournament winner Andy Murray declaring his interest in the potential of smart fabrics and

Perfect blush for apples

1 October 2014

Perhaps as an effect of climate change, European orchards are increasingly being damaged by hailstorms, which can wipe out entire yields.

Carbon nanosphere the key to lithium anode

1 October 2014

A big step towards cheaper and more efficient rechargeable batteries for everything from electric vehicles to wearable electronics has been announced with the development of a pure lithium anode.

Cytec to evaluate biomass carbon

1 October 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is to provide the Southern Research Institute in Birmingham, Alabama, with funding of up to $5.9 million to work on the production of high performance, low cost carbo

Gel fibre blend with silver benefits

1 October 2014

Durafiber Ag is the latest addition to the range of nonwoven gelling fibre dressings from Smith & Nephew which benefit from silver's antimicrobial action.

A small golden cosmos

1 October 2014

Nanoparticles surrounded by a group of smaller nanoparticles like a planet orbited by satellites have been developed by researchers in Germany.

Metamaterials for invisibility cloaking

1 October 2014

A new technique for constructing materials with building blocks a few billionths of a metre across can be used to control the way that light flies through them and could potentially move forward the c

Success with high temp inflatable at NASA

1 October 2014

ILC Dover recently celebrated the successful high altitude test of the NASA Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD).

New York Fashion Week sees the future again

1 October 2014

Wearable technologies have been generating unprecedented attention in the global media around New York Fashion Week at the start of September and fashion gurus queued up to declare them now officially

P2i recognised for fourth time

1 October 2014

P2i has been awarded the Gold Stevie 2014 Award in the 'Most Innovative Company in Europe' category by the International Business Awards (IBAs) - the first ever company to win in the category for four

The cost of cleaner air

1 October 2014

A new study has found that using a high-efficiency air filters with a MERV rating of 12 or higher can effectively reduce indoor levels of common airborne asthma and allergy triggers.

The future belongs to flexible displays, says BASF

1 October 2014

BASF Venture Capital has invested Euro1 million in the technology company SmartKem, based in St. Asaph, Wales, as part of a total financing round of Euro3 million.

Footballers move onto the hard shoulder

1 October 2014

Sportswear manufacturer Russell Brands is planning to incorporate excess carbon fibre from Boeing's 787 Dreamliner plane composites production into its protective athletic gear.

Nanoparticle holograms for energy storage

1 October 2014

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a new method for making multi-coloured holograms from a thin film of silver nanoparticles, which could greatly increase the storage capabil

Nanofibre focus at RISE 15

1 October 2014

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, has announced that its three-day RISE (Research, Innovation & Science for Engineered Fabrics Conference) will include the one-day Nanofibres

Ellsworth cycles to feature nanocarbon composites

1 October 2014

BST Nano Carbon - a company which claims the experience and know-how of carbon nanotubes, graphene and nanocarbon needed to translate these materials into groundbreaking new products - has acquired El

New Balance working with soft exosuit team

1 October 2014

The Biodesign Lab at Harvard University is teaming up with sportswear leader New Balance to explore the potential of its latest 'soft exosuit' - an ekoskeleton with a number of significant advantages.

Apple Watch: This time it's personal

1 October 2014

In a major endorsement of the latest wave of wearable technology being wrist worn, Apple unveiled its highly-anticipated Apple Watch on September 9th, declaring the device its most personal ever.

Thin Film and Flextronics team up

1 October 2014

Printed electronics specialist Thin Film Electronics, headquartered in Oslo, Norway is partnering with Flextronics, a leading global supply-chain solutions company.

Major expansion at TFP

1 October 2014

Technical Fibre Products (TFP) has announced plans to double its current production capacity through the installation of a third manufacturing line.

3D photovoltaic nanostructures

1 September 2014

Solar3D, based in Santa Barbara, California, has achieved the successful fabrication of an initial prototype of its 3D solar cell using commercially available equipment from Panasonic.

PFC-free membranes from Arnitel VT

1 September 2014

Toyota Tsusho is introducing a new generation of high performance membranes for clothing made from DSM's Arnitel VT, a very flexible thermoplastic polyester-based elastomer.

Printable heating systems from Henkel

1 September 2014

An increasing number of applications are coming to the fore that require a uniform, self-regulating heating system - from heated mirrors and underfloor heating systems to batteries.

Luminous Carpets at the Venice Biennale

1 September 2014

At a number of recent design events, Philips and Desso have officially launched their solutions combining LED lighting with light transmissive carpet trademarked Luminous Carpets.

Award for alginate stem cell development

1 September 2014

Christine Lammle has won this year's research prize from the German Society for Wound Healing (DGfW).

Reverse-assembly nanofibres hold promise

1 September 2014

Self-assembled protein/polymer nanostructures that are reminiscent of the fibres found in living cells have been developed at Carnegie Mellon University and could prove a promising new way to fabricat

Flexible fibre perovskite solar cells

1 September 2014

Perovskite - a calcium titanium oxide mineral species composed of calcium titanate - is the key to a new development in the field of fibre-based solar cells that can be woven into textiles.

Plastic electronics for virtual things

1 September 2014

Thin Film Electronics, headquartered in Oslo, Norway, has announced a collaboration agreement with Evrythng - the 'Web of Things' software company which aims to make physical products smart, by connec

Targeted pain relief with nanoparticles

1 September 2014

Researchers at MIT are working to enable pain medication and other drugs to be released directly to specific parts of the body, and in steady doses over a period of up to 14 months.

Robotic hand extension

1 September 2014

Researchers at MIT have developed a device that enhances the grasping motion of the human hand.

Tex Tech acquires UCF

1 September 2014

Tex Tech Industries, a global developer and manufacturer of engineered, high-performance materials based in Portland, Maine, USA, is acquiring Universal Carbon Fibres Ltd (UCF), based in West Yorkshir

In flight mind reading by British Airways

1 September 2014

British Airways has begun testing a blanket which changes colour using brainwaves to ensure it offers customers the best quality in-flight sleep available.

Metallization technique for the wearables market

1 September 2014

The wearable electronics market, in addition to automotive, solar and space product manufacturing, is currently being examined by eSurface Technologies, based in Carlsbad, California, as a potential n

Lift off for special 3D printer

1 September 2014

Made In Space reports that its 3D printer which has been specially designed for use on the International Space Station (ISS), has passed final NASA certifications and testing ahead of schedule and wil

New finance for SouthWest NanoTechnologies

1 September 2014

SouthWest NanoTechnologies Inc.

Nanosilver safer than conventional coatings

1 September 2014

A team at Swiss research institute Empa has investigated how different silver coatings behave in the washing machine and made a significant discovery - textiles with nanocoatings release fewer nano-pa

New commercial graphene partnership

1 September 2014

Morgan Advanced Materials, headquartered in Windsor, UK, has announced a new joint development agreement with The University of Manchester, aimed at scaling up a new process for manufacturing graphene

Heated textiles for healthier growth

1 September 2014

Scientists at the Hohenstein Institute have been working with knitted fabrics specialst Roma Strickstoff, based in Balingen, Germany, and the State College of Horticulture and Agriculture in Stuttgart

Success in 'growing' carbon nanotubes

1 September 2014

Scientists at Swiss research institute Empa and the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Germany have succeeded in creating self-assembling carbon nanotubes (CNTs).

Ambiotex launch planned for October

1 August 2014

Representing the state-of-the-art in wearable fitness monitoring, the ambiotex t-shirt developed by match2blue GmbH of Mainz, Germany, was showcased at this year's Wearable Technologies Conference in

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