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Invisibility technologies: where are textiles?
August 11th, 2014
Technologies seem to get attention in waves, depending on when there is a breakthrough development or when there is little that’s new to report. The challenge with very new technologies is to predict with any accuracy how—much less when—they might be applied and what materials would be used to create a functioning product. Invisibility technologies […]
Invisibility technologies: Just beginning to see the possibilities
August 11th, 2014
The topic of invisibility technology is a little irresistible. Who isn’t fascinated with the prospect of making things—or people—disappear? In fact, there have been real strides in “cloaking,” as it is called, although it does not involve a Harry Potter-esque fabric cloak. But that’s not the only type of invisibility being researched or developed. Scientists […]
Flexible, printed batteries for wearable devices
August 11th, 2014
According to MIT Technology Review, a California business is developing flexible, rechargeable batteries that can be printed cheaply on commonly used industrial screen printers. Imprint Energy, of Alameda, Calif., has been testing its ultra-thin, zinc-polymer batteries in wrist-worn devices and hopes to sell them to manufacturers of wearable electronics, medical devices, smart labels and environmental […]
Ducere Technologies launches interactive, haptic footwear
August 11th, 2014
Ducere Technologies announced the launch of interactive haptic footwear under their wearable technology brand LECHAL (pronounced lay-ch-al, which means “take me there” in Hindi). An app loaded on a smartphone pairs with the footwear via Bluetooth. The user interacts with the app and can set a destination. The phone’s GPS is used to calculate location […]