Smarter Textiles
February 17, 2015 | Terry Sharrer
Engineers at Laval University (Quebec City) have created a malleable material, from layers of copper, polymers, glass and silver, that can be woven into cotton or wool fabrics for sensing such things as heart rhythm, movement, and supposedly glucose levels and brain activity. Heartbeat and movement are readily conceivable; glucose levels and brain activity may be possible though not necessarily medically useful from this technology. Wireless transmission and battery design are works in progress. MORE
Image Credit: Laval University