(Nanowerk Spotlight) Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are some of the hottest multidisciplinary technology trends right now, integrating computer, various sensor, graphic image, ...

EPFL researchers have engineered a fiber-based electronic sensor that remains functional even when stretched to over 10 times ...

The field of fibers, yarns, and textile-based electronics, also known as electronic textiles or e-textiles, has seen remarkable advancements over the past decade. This interdisciplinary domain merges ...

CHULA VISTA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SMK Electronics Corporation U.S.A., a global designer and manufacturer of advanced OEM electronic components, and Toronto-based Myant Inc., the world leader in ...

In e-textiles, developers spend too much time finding out which component works with which. What the industry needs is a collaborative effort in the electronics and textile industries to work toward ...

Researchers recently reported the development of a flexible electronic fiber that incorporates the human body as part of the circuit, enabling textile-based electronics without the requirement for ...

HONG KONG, May 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have developed a highly flexible, high-energy Textile Lithium Battery that offers more stable, ...

A flexible electronic fiber that utilizes the human body as part of the circuit enables textile-based electronics without the need for batteries or chips, researchers report. According to the authors, ...

Glasgow engineers are part of a £10M five-year research programme which is aiming to transform textiles into electronics which users can interact with by wearing them.

Scientists have built next-generation smart textiles that include LEDs, energy harvesting, sensors, and storage and can be made cheaply, in any form or size, using the same machines that make the ...

Using a technique that looks strongly reminiscent of 1950s and '60s core memory, two NASA nanotechnologists from the Ames Research Center in California have devised a method of weaving non-volatile ...