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Side-by-side conductivity and flexibility
December 18th, 2023
Sample fibers, which are cotton on one side and conductive polymer on the other. Photo: Washington State University. Electrically conductive "smart fabrics" have many potential applications, but their specialized fibers typically aren't as soft and flexible as those made of regular materials. An experimental new two-faced fiber, however, is both flexible and conductive. Developed by a team […]
Fibers with sensors help study the brain-gut connection
September 11th, 2023
These flexible fibers, which are embedded with sensors and light sources, can be used to manipulate and monitor the connections between the brain and the digestive tract. Photo: The researchers/ MIT. The brain and the digestive tract are in constant communication, relaying signals that help to control feeding and other behaviors. This extensive communication network […]
Helping the body heal itself
March 27th, 2023
The health and wellness market has been among the first to embrace advances in smart yarns and to take advantage of the versatility of engineered textiles. Supreme Corp., a producer of high-tech textiles and electrically conductive yarn and sewing thread, has now created a revolutionary fabric called Thermoregulating Therapeutic Smart Fabric (TTSF), which it says […]
Engineers create a programmable fiber
June 28th, 2021
Researchers at MIT have created the first fiber with digital capabilities, able to sense, store, analyze and infer activity after being sewn into a shirt. The digital fiber contains memory, temperature sensors and a trained neural network program for inferring physical activity, according to a report from the MIT news service. Yoel Fink, professor of […]
Smart textile can alert emergency services if wearer is injured
April 23rd, 2020
U.S.-based smart fiber maker Supreme Corp. has created a wearable that can monitor vital signs and impact detection and raise the alarm if the wearer is injured, for instance in a car accident or an assault. The system uses smart yarns combined with a skin patch that can assess changes in vital signs, which allows […]