Innovations in Textiles 2009
Right after the Smart Fabrics Conference in Rome another highly interesting event around smart textiles takes place on March 18 and 19 at the Royal College of Physicians, London, UK.
Titled the ‘Innovations in Textiles 2009: Smart, nano and technical textiles for medical, industrial and clothing applications‘ will bring together multiple disciplines and various technologies and [...]
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, phosflurescent and photochromic yarns. These were woven using both traditional techniques and advanced technology – often [...]
Interactive Textiles for body mapping garments
Interactive Textiles are not limited to control the iPod or other electronic devices but could also be useful for body-mapping garments as a project by Australians CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technology demonstrates.
The idea is as following: to help basketball players to find their ideal shot-making rhythm and motion the system plays a series of beats [...]
Show your workout data on Facebook
Two New Zealand companies have developed a merino shirt that promises to revolutionize the way athletes measure, track and share information about their performance.
South Island-based sportswear innovation company i-RULE and Auckland-based smart-fabric monitoring company Zephyr Technology combined forces to create the Sputnik shirt, named after the world’s first artificial satellite which means “co-traveler”, “traveling companion” [...]
Textronics gives Smart Textiles and fitness apparel a new dimension
Textronics Inc. the innovator and creator of the NuMetrex fitness apparel collection is giving the term ‘Smart Textiles’ and Heart rate monitoring for training, fitness and health care a complete new meaning.
Textronics has been recently awarded a patent for its textile-based electrode system by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.
The patent is for stretchy [...]
Valentine ElectroPUFF Lamp Dimmer
Looking for a unique and creative Valentine gift from the Smart Textile department? If your answer is yes keep on reading.
International Fashion Machines Valentine ElectroPUFF™ Lamp Dimmer and, for the creative folks, the Valentine ElectroPUFF™ Craft Kit give light switches a new meaning.
The ElectroPUFF™ Lamp Dimmer is a plush touch sensing light switch with extraordinary, [...]
Valentine Day - Give from the Heart for the Heart
NuMetrex offers the perfect Valentine gift under the tag line: Give From The Heart For The Heart.
Benefit one: NuMetrex will donate $5.00 to the American Heart Association for every red or razzleberry sports bra purchased during the month of February.
The American Heart Association, which organized the National Wear Red Day on February 1 to promote [...]
Power generating clothing charges your iPod in the pocket
A recent article by T3 introduces a highly interesting textile and clothing concept worked out by one of the most innovative and forward thinking design companies: Frog Design.
The textile and clothing concept in question can harvest the power everyone is creating with his/her clothing!
Yes, you will have experienced the electrical power in our clothing also [...]
Intelligent Fabric for better Bra design
Smart and Intelligent fabric allow designers of sport bras to improve the wearing comfort for the active women according to a demonstration of an Australian research team from the University of Wollongong.
Fitted with tiny sensors, the fabric will monitor and measure even the smallest movement in the breast.
Two volunteers, aged 30 and 39, one wearing [...]
NuMetrex shapes Bionic Women
You may have heard or seen it, the new NBC TV series Bionic Women. The first season started in September this year with one of the highest viewer ratings for a midweek TV show.
Actress Michelle Ryan is starring the Bionic Woman.
To prepare for her role, Michelle did extensive cardio training including 2 hours a day [...]
