News tagged with smart clothing

'Nanofiber' project aims to turn clothes into generators

Need juice for a dying iPod? You may soon be able to plug the gadget into a shirt, dance the electric slide and be good to go.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created May 20, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Smart clothes for better healthcare (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Comfortable smart clothes that monitor the wearer’s heart, breathing and body temperature promise to revolutionise healthcare by reducing hospital visits and allowing patients to lead more ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Remote control pushed aside by gesture-sensitive devices

The remote control has never been much beloved. If it's not getting lost or running out of batteries, the device - and its inscrutable buttons - is confusing some family member or acting as a totem in an argument about what ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Weaving electronics into the fabric of our physical world

(PhysOrg.com) -- The integration of electronics with materials opens up a world of possibilities, the surface of which is just being scratched. Professor Arokia Nathan has joined the University to take up ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

TVs getting 'smarter' but maybe not better

If last week's Consumer Electronics Show is any indication, the next major computing device to enter consumers' homes will be a "smart" television - whether viewers like it or not.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 7

How successful Chinese entrepreneurs really think

(PhysOrg.com) -- Can you really learn to be an entrepreneur? A new in-depth study offers fresh insights into how successful business players teach themselves to become better and better at making money.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Kraft uses Intel technology in vending machine to target customers by age

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a clever mix of technology and marketing, Kraft Foods has teamed up with Intel to create a vending machine, called the iSample, that can dispense free pudding samples to adults only; it’s ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Dec 27, 2011 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (11) | comments 27 | with audio podcast report

New path to flex and stretch electronics: Researchers develop solution-based fabrication technique

(PhysOrg.com) -- Imprinting electronic circuitry on backplanes that are both flexible and stretchable promises to revolutionize a number of industries and make "smart devices" nearly ubiquitous. Among the ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Philippine solar light bottles offer hope

Filipino entrepreneur Illac Diaz is aiming to help a million poor people in a year, and with the help of some plastic bottles and a clever social media campaign may do even better.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 8

Makers of infamous BigDog robot unveil human version - PETMAN (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Uh oh. Boston Dynamics, makers of the BigDog robot that can haul stuff around for the military has released a video of PETMAN, a human version that looks like a combination of the Terminator ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (27) | comments 39 | with audio podcast report

Businesses churn out apps blending real, virtual worlds

You point your smartphone at an Italian restaurant, and diner reviews of its lasagna pop up on-screen.

Technology / Software

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

PolyU scientist develop new textile materials for sportswear

A novel type of fabric that can absorb water and perspiration on one side and transport it to the other has been invented by a team of textile scientists based at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU).

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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