Researchers have created the prototype design of a new rechargeable battery specifically intended to operate in saltwater ...

The yarns and swatches we have created look to demonstrate a broader range of aesthetics, visions, and playful engagements with smart materials.

Drexel University researchers developed and tested conductive MXene yarn in industrial digital knitting machines. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...

This project leverages conductive yarns, knitting technology and the use of a passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. The aim was to create of a wearable wireless telemetry device that ...

The silver keys of this five-octave interface are made of conductive yarn, and the blue background is regular polyester yarn. Underneath that is a conductive knit layer to complete the key ...

The lack of conductive yarns that offer manufacturability and washability using existing textile processing technologies, in the same way as traditional yarns, has prevented manufacturers from ...

But people work and play in oceans and estuaries, and they could benefit from flexible and saltwater-safe power sources. Now, ...

These fibers include conductive yarns and polymers, shape memory polymers, encapsulated phase change materials, fiber optics, microelectronics, and sensors. Designers and engineers were motivated ...

As published in ACS Nano, the process developed by the team based at the National Graphene Institute has the potential produce tonnes of conductive graphene-based yarn, using existing textile ...