A startup born out of Rice University is turning ordinary fabrics into wearable communication tools. Actile Technologies, co-founded by doctoral candidate Barclay Jumet and his adviser Daniel J.

Graphene at the fiber's multi walled core increases resistance on pressure, delivering flexible, sensitive touch sensing for robots, prosthetics and clothing. The research team, led by Associate ...

Walk into a modern semiconductor factory and you’ll see full end-to-end automated processes. Visit an automotive plant and you’ll watch lines weld and paint without a human touch. But walk into a ...

Researchers developed hair-thin polymer fibers that bend and contract with electricity, enabling soft robotic actuators that can be woven into textiles. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at Tohoku ...

Adidas has found a new way to bring data in the shoe design equation, unveiling the Strung textile technology as part of its efforts to build out a new sneaker concept, the Futurecraft.Strung. The ...