She's young, she's hip and she has a thing for zombies. Cheryl Sleboda of Plainfield, Ill., inserts light-emitting diodes (LEDs) into her whimsical fabric creations, sews them with conductive thread ...

What just happened? Researchers in Sweden have developed a new type of conductive silk thread that can transform textiles into thermoelectric generators. The innovative material harnesses the ...

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A research group, led by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, presents an ordinary silk thread, coated with a conductive plastic material, that shows promising properties for turning textiles ...

A research team led by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden has presented a common silk thread coated with a conductive plastic material that exhibits promising properties for converting ...

Researchers have spent years trying to teach robots how to grip different objects without crushing or dropping them. They could be one step closer, thanks to this low-cost, sensor-packed glove. In a ...

A light-emitting diode is powered through the strands of conductive thread from cotton. (Photos courtesy of BONG SUP SHIM) Using a few simple steps, cotton threads are transformed into smart fabric ...

Researchers at Cornell have developed a new type of smart clothing that can track a person's posture and exercise routine but looks, wears—and washes—just like a regular shirt. The new technology, ...

(Nanowerk News) Thermoelectric textiles convert temperature differences, for example between our bodies and the surrounding air, into an electrical potential. This technology can be of great benefit ...