Smart Wearables

Researchers at Cornell have developed a new type of unobtrusive smart clothing that may not require you to manually log your workout, because an artificial intelligence pipeline detects movements, identifies the exercise and counts reps. It could also be useful for physical therapists monitoring the progress of patients at home.

A collaborative research has developed a pioneering method of 3D printing elastomers that enable complex, colour-changing responsive materials, paving the way for novel applications like smart textiles and advanced robotics.

Unlike wearables and what could be a gamechanger for everyday lives, researchers at the Fibers@MIT lab have fabricated an autonomous programmable fibre computer in the form of an elastic fibre, which could monitor health conditions and physical activity, alerting the wearer to potential health risks in real-time.

An £11 million funding in the UK will help develop clever robotic clothing which keeps people active and independent, addressing the needs of the country’s 6.7 million people with age or disability-related mobility issues.

Scientists have developed a fabric material that can convert body heat and solar energy into electricity and has the potential for energy harvesting, health monitoring and movement tracking applications. It can detect temperature changes and a range of other sensors to monitor pressure, chemical composition and more.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed a pioneering award-winning intelligent, electrically-activated sportswear with a nature-inspired active perspiration function.

Researchers in the US have developed a sound-suppressing silk fabric, barely thicker than a human hair, that uses fabric vibrations to suppress sound in larger areas, like a bedroom.

A new study from NC State University is combining machine learning with three-dimensional embroidery techniques to create a fabric-based sensor that can control electronic devices through touch.

Imagine you can make a yarn, just a regular textile yarn, that you also make into a battery. You can basically hide it in your clothing. A team of researchers is working on this which could well be a significant development for wearable technology.

Graphene, the new promising material, is being used by researchers to make sustainable, washable and comfortable wearable electronic-textiles for personalised health monitoring.