Graphene OPV – wearable sun-power within reach?
Professor Chongwu Zhou and his team of researcher at the University of Southern California produced flexible transparent carbon atom films that have great potential for a new breed of solar cells suitable to be integrated into garments.
Graphene OPV (organic photovoltaics) has been on the research agenda for……
Adidas is looking for a wearable electronic designer
According to a job opening posting the Adidas Group is looking for a Textronics Senior Industrial Designer ‘to create wearable electronics performance innovations which drive the advanced product process from opportunity identification through production reality.’
Textronics, founded by Stacey Bu……
LED Sneakers
The fascination of wearable illumination just got another twist by illumination fashion designer Moritz Waldemeyer who created a pair of illuminated sneakers for ‘Step Up 3D’, for the world’s first dance movie in 3D.
Over the past years we have seen shoes and sneakers upgraded with illumina……
DIY fabric PCB etching with salt and vinegar
‘How to get what you Want‘ is certainly the first address every eTextile enthusiast working or planning textile electronic projects. It’s full of amazing tips and tricks coming from Hannah Perner-Wilson, one of the sites main contributor.
New techniques are added very frequently so check ou……
Fashion meets Technology by Tine Beez
How technology can enhance fashion design has been nicely demonstrated by Tine Beez, a graduate of Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design with her ‘Fashion meets Technology‘ active wear collection unveiled last May.
The inspiration of her collection is drawn by the mountaineering legend ……
Drum gloves
We have seen our share on interactive gloves ranging from ‘just’ lighting up’ to the control of the virtual world on the computer. Gloves seems to be a prime target when it comes to electrify our wardrobe.
The Drum Glove System designed by Arnoud den Besten, Kristo de Pooter, Sam Vesters an……
Wearable electronic againts pick pocketing
Imagine a pickpocket trying to steal your wallet but instead of getting your money he or she is in for a 220-volt jolt!
We have seen before the use of high voltage shock clothing like the No-Contact jacket designed for security and other law enforcement personal to give of an electric shock when touched by s……
Smart Textiles: Weaving with electronics
Most wearable electronic development we see today are made by attaching either permanently or removable electronic functionality. This concept has it’s usefulness in some areas but the ultimate break through in wearable electronic will be by fully integrating electronics into fabrics from which clothin……
Electronic Fiber
Staying a bit in the fiber since field today’s article is about a development coming from Jian Feng Gu at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China.
Mr. Jian Feng Gu and his team work on a simple rolled capacitor from a sheet of conducting polymer sandwiched between two insulating shee……
Textile science: Fibers that can hear and sing
In the old days making fibers was a relative simple matter, creating yarn and weave them to clothes. But these days are numbered with the emergence of intelligent fibers and textiles.
Fiber development migrated in our digital age to electronic laboratories like MIT’s Research Lab of Electronics where A……
