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 problem, however, lies in turning this alloy into something that can flex, stretch, and still conduct electricity ... but ...

The bacteria-powered batteries of electrical engineer Seokheun Choi have taken on a number of interesting forms, including matchbooks, folding paper and ninja stars. For the first time, the Binghamton ...

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 ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Electronic displays surround us in rigid forms - from phone screens to televisions - but creating displays that can stretch and conform while maintaining brightness and ...

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 ...

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 ...

A team created an adaptable, wearable and stretchable fabric embroidered with conductive threads that provides excellent signal-to-noise ratio for enhanced MRI scanning. Anyone who has had a mammogram ...