Many of the applications that scientists in the past thought would be in the realm of eTextiles and wearable computing have been taken over by devices such as smartphones. Dr. Tom Martin of Virginia ...

Yang Weifeng places an ordinary-looking thread in water, then watches as it lights up like an electrified fluorescent tube. When woven into a fabric, the entire swatch illuminates at a touch, as ...

Researchers at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have developed a soft, flexible material that can turn body heat ...

Most health and fitness trackers take the form of a strap around the wrist or the body. But new research has found that looser clothing can track movement more accurately. Loose fabric can predict and ...