Gaia Communication System feels the health of nature

February 24th, 2025

Pavels Hedström introduces Gaia Communication System, a wearable vest and a pair of gloves with sensors. Photo: Pavels Hedström. Pavels Hedström has introduced the Gaia Communication System, a vest and a pair of gloves with sensors so that users feel the health of plants, insects, soil and air. Unveiled under his design practice Inxects, the Swedish […]

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The Smart Fabrics Conference 2023

May 8th, 2023

Air Force Research Laboratory scientists have discovered a unique stretchable conductor that uses a polymerized liquid metal network. Photo: Second Bay Studios. This year’s Smart Fabric Summit was again organized by the Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) and the Wilson College of Textiles, North Carolina State University (NC State) in Raleigh, N.C. The event took place […]

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Shape.Care sensor gloves support weightlifting goals

May 10th, 2021

Video: Shape.Care A new smart device has made it possible to ditch the notebook and pen in the gym and turn the tracking of an exercise regimen over to personal training gloves with sensing technology. Shape.Care is a comprehensive system designed to support amateurs and professionals in weightlifting training by monitoring all aspects of a […]

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