Smart Textiles & Wearables blend India’s textile heritage with modern tech, creating intelligent fabrics for health, fashion, defence and innovation.

Smart fabric and textile technologies have been integrated into the design courses at the University of Sharjah's College of Fine Arts and Design (CFAD). Students have started studying smart textile ...

The sight of spy clothes has been one of the central figures in Hollywood and the film industry's pop culture, in different genres of movies including action and sci-fi, but in the real world, it is ...

The Smart Healthcare Fabrics Market is redefining the future of healthcare by integrating cutting-edge textile engineering with medical innovation. These advanced fabrics are embedded with sensors, ...

Smart textiles are making virtual reality more immersive and enabling wearers to experience the sensation of physical touch. An ultrathin film that can transmit touch sensations is able to turn ...

Researcher Sebastian Gratz-Kelly (photo) shows off a sensor element created from a metal-coated elastomeric film. The touchpad, here mounted on a wristband, can recognize the pressure and direction of ...

Imagine adjusting the temperature of the air conditioning or skipping a song in your car, not by fiddling with a screen or voice command, but simply by swiping your hand across the fabric of your ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) In the world of athletic performance and outdoor sports, the gear athletes wear can make or break their ability to perform. Sportswear is not just about comfort and style—it’s ...

Leuven, Belgium – November 3, 2010 – Imec and its project partners announce the launch of the European FP7 (Framework Program) project PASTA (Integrating Platform for Advanced Smart textile ...

Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles (SMART) and Goodwill have announced a partnership with the 2026 Textile Recovery Summit, taking place Feb. 23–25 in San Diego, Calif. For the first time, the ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) In healthcare settings, textiles like bed sheets, scrubs and curtains can harbor dangerous pathogens, facilitating the spread of infections among patients and staff. Despite ...