Researchers create novel heating element with CNTFs

March 23, 2026  |  What's New?

A cross-disciplinary team at Rice University has developed a new type of electric heating element—one that looks less like a traditional metal coil and more like a high-performance thread. In a study published in Small, the researchers demonstrated that wires and fabrics made from carbon nanotube …
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Fiber battery development is underway

March 9, 2026  |  What's New?

Fiber batteries are an emerging technology which could one day be used to create smart clothing with a wide array of functions, from charging electronic devices to acting as wearable controllers. However, a new study finds scientists have two major obstacles to overcome before the technology is read…
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Infrastructure-free renewable lighting

March 9, 2026  |  What's New?

Global Research and Discovery Group (GRDG) is “a private research think tank focused on biodefense, emerging biological threats, and humanitarian technologies that translate science into real-world solutions for low-infrastructure settings,” as reported in Fibre2Fashion.
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Smart necklace could help stroke patients speak

February 23, 2026  |  What's New?

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed Revoice, a wearable smart necklace that helps patients who have suffered from stroke speak naturally again. The device was created to help patients communicate in a more natural way, without surgery or brain implants, in hopes of bringing the…
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Scientists put a powerful computer inside a single thread

February 9, 2026  |  What's New?

Fudan University researchers in Shanghai have built complex electronic circuits within the tiniest of spaces: a flexible fiber thinner than a human hair. They call it a "fiber chip," and it's been more than a decade in the making.
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Smart exoskeleton for dogs helps them walk again 

February 9, 2026  |  What's New?

An attachable powered exoskeleton for dogs named “Repawse” allows them to walk again after an injury or illness. A design project led by Zhou Leijing and her team in Hangzhou, China, the device is worn on the pet’s hind legs to support their movement.
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Swiss startup announces smart socks for sensing and pain

January 8, 2026  |  What's New?

ETH Zurich spin-off MYNERVA has created a smart sock that can help people with diabetes feel the ground again while walking. Named Leia, the device has electrodes sewn into it, which restores the user’s sensation to the foot sole as well as reduces their chronic pain. When the electrodes stimulate…
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Finger bandage-like device can “feel the digital world” 

December 15, 2025  |  What's New?

Engineers at Northwestern University have created VoxeLite, a bandage-like device that stretches around the fingertip to let users “feel the digital world.’” Comprising a series of nodes, the wrap helps create digital touch that replicates the way a human fingertip senses real-life touch. This…
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