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MIT researchers develop fabric that converts sounds into signals

19th Apr 2022

Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and collaborators at Rhode Island School of Design have designed a fabric that works like a microphone, converting sound first into mechanical vibrations, then into electrical signals. Inspired by the human ear, a new acoustic fabric converts audible sounds into electrical signals.

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Network of Italian textiles creates spacesuit for SMOPS

13th Apr 2022

A group of companies in the Italian textile industry, headed by RadiciGroup, has created a spacesuit for analogue simulation which is designed and engineered in Italy for SMO Mars mission. It was promoted and organised by Mars Planet, the Italian chapter of the Mars Society headquartered in Bergamo, under the patronage of the Italian Space Agency.

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US’ iT2 to develop ‘Wireless Soldier’ Wearable Technology for DoD

1st Apr 2022

Validating its vision to extend the utility of apparel beyond clothing, US’ Integrated Tactical Technologies (iT2) has announced that the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) of the Department of Defense (DoD) awarded the company a multi-phase contract worth up to $19.4 million to develop a wearable two-way communication solution to enable the ‘Wireless...

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UK scientists develop fully woven, smart textile display

17th Feb 2022

An international team of scientists from the University of Cambridge have produced a fully woven smart textile display that integrates active electronic, sensing, energy and photonic functions. The functions are embedded directly into the specialised fibres and yarns, which are manufactured with the use of textile-based industrial processes.

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UK’s Gen 2 Carbon appoints Tim King as technical sales consultant

14th Feb 2022

As part of Gen 2 Carbon’s strategic plan to develop markets in both the UK and overseas, the company has announced that it has appointed Tim King as technical sales consultant. Gen 2 Carbon, which is headquartered in the UK, is focused on the delivery of next generation carbon fibre recovery systems and the expansion of recycled nonwoven technologies.

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US’ Semtech joins hands with Ontex for smart hospital app

1st Feb 2022

Semtech, a global supplier of high-performance analogue and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announced a collaboration with Ontex, a leading international personal hygiene group, for an Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled diaper tag. Ontex has expertise in baby care, feminine care and adult care and distributes in more than 110...

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US’ Frontier.cool launches FPGA-based MPSoC for textile industry

17th Jan 2022

Frontier.cool, the world’s largest cloud solution, has revealed the world’s first FPGA-based MPSoC (multiprocessor system on a chip) for the textile industry, based on FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) hardware acceleration, at the recently held CES 2022, in Las Vegas in the US. Frontier facilitates the rapid, scalable digitisation of textile...

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German researchers work on developing next generation smart textiles

13th Jan 2022

Researchers from the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) in Jena, Germany, are in the process of developing a self-sufficient energy supply based on textiles. In this manner, it will become even easier in the future to supply mobile electronic devices worn close to the body with energy, even when no external power supply is available.

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US’ Ergomotion to launch non-contact health sensors at CES 2022 show

6th Jan 2022

Ergomotion, a leader of state-of-the-art adjustable bed base design and manufacturing based in the US, will launch state-of-the-art, premier non-contact health sensors on display in-person and virtually at Consumer Technology Association’s (CTA) CES 2022 Show at booth #8519. The Consumer Electronics Show will be held from January 5-7, 2022, in Las...

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