Pressure during the Covid-19 pandemic a catalyst for rapid adoption.

More people than ever before are turning to wearable sensors to monitor their activity levels, according to the latest report from IDTechEx.

High demand for interactive electronic textiles has encouraged the Italian producer of technical-industrial yarns CoatYarn to expand with a new product range – thermoplastic polyurethane yarns enhanced with graphene nanotubes by OCSiAl.

Fabrics extend the range for near-field signalling technologies.

E-Textiles consist of small electronic devices that are seamlessly embedded into clothing and technical textiles. Recycling and reusing are not so simple for this type of product as it needs a more careful approach.

Atlas said, with the progress of materials and electronic technology, we are beginning to see that our clothes may be more than just to keep warm or protect us from wind and rain one day. Scientists from Chalmers University of Technology have provided a new convincing example by developing a new thread made of conductive cellulose that can be processed into textiles to generate electricity for various purposes.

Recently, the team of Qu Lijun and Tian Mingwei, from Research Center for Intelligent Wearable Technology of Qingdao University, published an academic paper on smart electronic textiles entitled "Flexible All-textile Dual Tactile-tension Sensors for Monitoring Athletic Motion During Taekwondo" in Nano Energy, a TOP journal of advanced materials (Impact Factor 16.602). Through interdisciplinary cooperation among Qingdao University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Shenzhen University, this paper is co-authored by Ma Yulong, a postgraduate student from Research Center for Intelligent Wearable Technology and College of Textile & Clothing, and Ouyang Jingyu from Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Prof. Tian Mingwei, Prof. Qu Lijun and Prof. Tao Guangming from Huazhong University of Science and Technology are the co-corresponding authors.

The foreign media New Atlas said, with the progress of materials and electronic technology, we are beginning to see that our clothes may be more than just to keep warm or protect us from wind and rain one day. Scientists from Chalmers University of Technology have provided a new convincing example by developing a new thread made of conductive cellulose that can be processed into textiles to generate electricity for various purposes.

Indonesia’s manufacturing sector is strongly encouraged by the Ministry of Industry to immediately move into Industry 4.0.

Scientists have found a way to produce nylon fibers that can produce electricity through simple body movements, giving rise to the idea of clothing that could power a phone or health-monitoring device.