A single strand of newly developed fiber has the flexibility of cotton and the electric conductivity of the polymer, polyaniline. The new material has shown good potential for wearable e-textiles. The ...

A research team of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has achieved a revolutionary breakthrough in smart materials, successfully developing soft magnetorheological textiles that can flexibly ...

Say you cleaned out your closet. Where are you bringing all those shirts, pants, scarves, and dresses that no longer work for you? The unfortunate reality is that many of these garments don’t actually ...

“While textiles traditionally serve solely as passive apparel, the transition to fabrics that function as powerful actuators will enable a new class of comfortable, unobtrusive, practical wearable ...