Electronic textile (e-textile) allows for high-end wearable electronic devices that provide easy access for carrying, handling and using. However, the related technology does not seem to be mature ...

The future of wearable technology may have just taken a significant leap forward with the introduction of stretchable fabric-based lithium-ion batteries. A team of researchers at the University of ...

Most people already know and appreciate the capabilities of smart phones, now imagine the possibilities offered by smart spacesuits, uniforms and exercise clothes. The future of wearable technology ...

Printing on fabric might be a familiar trick, but adding stretch into the equation gives our fabric prints the ability to reconstitute themselves back into 3D. That’s exactly what [Gabe] has ...

An Apple Band, anyone? Apple has been granted a patent (number 11484264) for “fabric-based items with stretchable bands.” One of those is a wristband with built-in circuitry. In the patent, Apple says ...

Scientists have created a new type of stretchable fabric-based battery powered by bacteria that eats your sweat–or any kind of bacteria-nourishing fluid–to produce electricity. It’s easy to imagine ...

Smart shirt: Rice University graduate student Lauren Taylor shows a shirt containing carbon nanotube thread that provides constant monitoring of the wearer’s heart. (Courtesy: Jeff Fitlow/Rice ...

That tie-dye shirt you wore in college may have seemed electrifying at the time, but that's nothing compared to what's happening to fabrics today. Imec, a Belgian research institute that focuses on ...

Apple is continuing to research how it can measure the health of a wearer non-invasively and conveniently, and continues to assess the utility of the Apple Watch band as a location for medical sensors ...

A research team from Saudi Arabia and the US has created a wearable and stretchable antenna that can potentially be used to transfer data wirelessly between a portable device and a smart phone. The ...