"Sushi-rolled" fiber chips are turning ordinary clothing into powerful, durable computers capable of image recognition and health monitoring.

Discover how Chinese scientists have transformed fabric into a digital screen, turning everyday clothes into smart displays.

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 ...

As Dry January participants turn to a variety of nonalcoholic choices, prebiotic soda brand Olipop is reintroducing “the original mocktail.” The limited-time flavor was designed to evoke the nostalgia ...

New legal requirements for textile collection have created a strained situation for municipalities and other stakeholders who cannot keep up with the increase in textile waste. Could automated ...

This interactive lamp works without having a control screen. The user just touches the raised knitted areas to control brightness and color of light. The base contains all the electronic parts, ...

A team of innovative engineers has developed a novel 3D stitching machine capable of producing complex shapes and structures. Their design pushes the boundaries of computational fabrication research ...

PORTLAND, Ore. and TAIPEI, Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ahead of its participation at the upcoming Functional Fabric Fair (FFF) 2025 in Portland, Oregon (Booth #135, November 11-13), Makalot ...

Smart textiles are no longer passive wearables that track steps or monitor vitals. They are transforming into energy-active fabrics capable of generating power on their own. This evolution is driven ...

The Neato cloud server needed to keep the shuttered company’s robot vacuum cleaners running is being closed down three years earlier than promised, turning the smart devices into dumb ones. The parent ...

Researchers in Switzerland have stuffed a bunch of chips and sensors into socks to help people who suffer from some of the worst symptoms of diabetes – chronic pain and a loss of sensation in the feet ...