Engineers demonstrate braiding (the intertwining of three or more yarns), a technique to make fabrics for various medical device applications. Orthopedic procedures and devices continue to evolve to ...

A few years ago, Google unveiled a bunch of bold plans for the future of technology, including Project Jacquard, which aimed to add smart features to clothing that would give users the ability to ...

Producing functional fabrics that perform all the functions we want, while retaining the characteristics of fabric we’re accustomed to is no easy task. Two groups of researchers at Drexel University — ...

Future HomePods, iPhone cases, Apple Watch bands and more could display information right on their fabric covering, if one of the latest patents granted to Apple is anything to go by. If a HomePod ...

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Options for a wearable, portable charging solution include a jacket with solar panels stuck on the back and shoes that collect kinetic energy -- but a new type of fabric taps into something we usually ...

Targeting next-generation wearables and human-machine interfaces, Purdue University researchers have developed a new fabric technology that allows designers to turn clothing into self-powered ...

Apple has been granted a patent (number 11,042,233) for a “finger-mounted device with fabric.” It’s one of several such patents that involve controlling the rumored “Apple Glasses,” Macs, and other ...