Glowing blue fabric is held in hands, creating a soft light effect against a dark background. The texture appears smooth and crumpled.

Battery-free solar blanket repels mosquitoes

April 13th, 2026

This smart, glowing blanket can also repel mosquitos. It was created in collaboration with Ashford Textiles®. Photo: Global Research and Discovery Group. A conundrum for smart textile developers is how to combine conductive materials and power sources with soft, flexible textiles. In the new light-emitting fabrics developed by Florida think tank Global Research and Discovery […]

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Researchers suggest new light-emitting fabric solution

July 11th, 2022

Canadian researchers may have found how to develop light-emitting fabric based on principles taken from typical ultrasheer tights (known as pantyhose in North America). Current approaches to producing light-emitting apparel can involve stiff diodes, wires and optical fibers within the textiles that are difficult or impossible to wash. Light-emitting displays that can be integrated into fabrics […]

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