Category: Technologies
Intelligent Textiles for the digital soldier
Another highly interesting company I have visited during the TechTextile is ITL (Intelligent Textiles Limited) a UK based research and development company founded in 2002 specialized in the weaving of complex electrical circuits in conductive fabrics. Starting in the traditional [...]
Interactive Wear e-Textile designer kit
I was able to talk during my TechTextil visit in frankfurt with Jürgen Thalmayer from Interactive Wear about the recent launch of their e-Textile designer kit. Interactive Wear is not planning at this moment to open a online store on [...]
Interactive Wear e-Texile designer kits for Wearable Electronic
Just in time for the opening of the TechTextil trade fair held from today June 16 until Thursday June 18 in Frankfurt, Interactive Wear AG announced via this press release the introduction and availability of development kits for designers of [...]
Powerbrella – thin, flexible Solar power
Solar textiles might still be a bit far away but flexible, thin film solar panel material like Konarka a leader in the flexible solar film market is developing, provide a option to integrate solar power charging function into clothing and [...]
Science – Tactile display technology
A team of scientist at the Technical University in Dresden / Germany has demonstrated a new display technology that adds to the visible information representation the tactile dimension. The display is formed of hydro gel droplets the size of 0.3 [...]
Wearable Electronic Science – stretchable, flexible, foldable speaker
One of the big challenges in wearable electronic: speaker which can be fully and seamless integrated into clothing transforming a T-Shirt into a speaker system. NXT‘s surface mount system is so far the closest solution but still it requires some [...]
Woven Light by Kathy Schicker
Kathy Schicker, textiles designer, artist and teacher adds a new dimension to illuminated textiles by weaving with light. How does it work? Her light reactive textiles using new and smart yarns that emit, reflect or react to light, including reflective, [...]
