Wearable Technology

Wearable technology has received a lot of attention in the last five years. This article discusses the driving force behind this - the adaption of technology into a form factor that can be worn on the body.

Chic maternity wear that wirelessly monitors the mother's health.

Researchers will produce prototypes of soft robotic trousers to transform the lives of those with mobility impairments.

A new simple tool developed by nanoengineers is opening the door to an era when anyone will be able to build sensors, anywhere, including physicians in the clinic, patients in their home and soldiers in the field.

Europe's biggest wearable technology event exploring the upcoming technologies and their market drivers.

Wearable Life Sciences was formed in 2014. They produce electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) devices for use in sporting and medical applications. Founders Philipp Schwarz, Kay Rathschlag and Patrick Thume come from buisness, marketing and sports science backgrounds. Their team now consists of 12 full time staff, including electronics, textile and software engineers, and an advisory board including the Head of R&D at a major German DAX company, and other prominent industry figures.

Primo1D was founded in August 2013 and has his headquarters in the MINATEC Campus in Grenoble, France. The company won an "Innovation Award" at the Techtextil/Avantex congress. Their E-Thread technology enables small silicon ICs to be integrated in textile.

Researchers have developed a manufacturing method of aluminum optical nanosensors on versatile substrates that can be used for wearable devices and smart labels.

Researchers have developed a "fever alarm armband," a flexible, self-powered wearable device that sounds an alarm in case of high body temperature.

A professional skier battled against two online gamers in the world's first interactive 'mixed reality' downhill ski race using technology pioneered by European researchers.

A researcher has developed a technology to print lightweight electronic circuits and devices onto thin films.

Scientists are working to develop polymer or plastic-based thermoelectric materials that can be applied as coatings to fabrics.

Teiimo shows an electronics system embedded in a jacket.

AT&T commenting on the Internet of Things at the IDTechEx Internet of Things Applications Conference in Santa Clara, Nov 2014.

Many people tell us that the Internet of Things (IoT) is much more than the narrow definition of systems based on IP addressed microcontrollers with sensors.

Researchers from South Korea have taken a new step toward more bendable devices by manufacturing a thin film that keeps its useful electric and magnetic properties even when highly curved.

INDA, the industry association for non-woven fabrics focused the keynotes of its RISE & n3m 2015 conference on emerging technologies and the way they could influence the future of non-wovens. To that end, presentations focused on the potential for innovation in fabrics and textiles and the way emerging technologies are expected to be integrated in traditional fabric technologies. Here IDTechEx provides a summary of its key learnings.

Specially developed and tiny motion trackers are able to capture the smallest twitches to high dynamic movements on-body.

The introduction of the world's smallest, modular smart jewelry technology, which will power leading fashion brands.

IDTechEx attended the Wearable Technologies AG event in Munich, Germany on February 2-3, 2015. The event involved a two day conference and trade show tied to the larger ISPO tradeshow happening later in the week. The event brought around 400 people from the wearable technology ecosystem together, with many start-ups but also prominent sponsors of the industry, including lead-sponsors Intel and Flextronics.