Wearable sensors styled into t-shirts and face masks
Imperial researchers have embedded new low-cost sensors that monitor breathing, heart rate, and ammonia into t-shirts and face masks.
Sep 23, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
How are recycled garments made? And why is recycling them further so hard?
Today we make more clothing than ever before. And the driver for this is primarily economic, rather than human need. Over the past decade, the term "circular economy" has entered the fashion industry lexicon, wherein materials ...
Jun 22, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Is the global fashion industry about to be revolutionized by a new sanitization technology?
An eco-friendly technology that effectively sanitizes clothing could help protect the environment by dramatically slashing waste, researchers believe. They have published their results in Ozone: Science & Engineering.
Jun 6, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Researchers developed invisible, machine-washable solar cell technology for clothing
The discrete nature of the solar cells protects them—and makes the clothes more attractive, the physics and design researchers say. Promising applications include work and outdoor clothing, and curtains which react to changes ...
May 19, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
3D printing smart clothes with a new liquid metal-alginate ink
In the future, smart clothing might monitor our posture, communicate with smartphones and manage our body temperature. But first, scientists need to find a way to cost-effectively print intricate, flexible and durable circuits ...
Apr 13, 2022
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Engineering
New 3D body-mapping tech helps consumers, the environment
Online shopping for clothing offers consumers convenience but comes with some notable downsides for them and the environment. Size and fit issues often prompt consumers to return the items, which leads to increased carbon ...
Feb 23, 2022
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Business
What is adaptive clothing, and how can it make life easier for people with a disability?
Have you ever tried to do up a zip or button a shirt one-handed? Put on a pair of jeans while seated? Do you know someone with Autism Spectrum Disorder, who can't stand the feeling of certain fabrics against their skin? If ...
Dec 3, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Engineers develop process that turns ordinary clothing into biosensors
They say you are what you wear. New biosensor technology created at the University of Utah's College of Engineering makes that even more true.
Nov 9, 2021
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Business
Saying farewell to a throwaway fashion industry
Fast fashion is a lucrative business model offering trendy, mass-produced replica catwalk trends and haute couture designs at bargain prices. While enticing consumers to spend, it has paved the way for a throwaway culture ...
Oct 19, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Flexible 32-bit microprocessor could pave the way to fully flexible smart integrated systems
A team of researchers at ARM Inc., has developed a 32-bit microprocessor on a flexible base which the company claims could pave the way to fully flexible smart integrated systems. In their paper published in the journal Nature, ...
Jul 26, 2021 report
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