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Article: Fabric sensors to make car seats smarter and safer
The problem with most car seats today is that the sensing devices in them can’t distinguish the difference between say an inanimate bag of groceries versus a highly fidgety child if both are similar in weight. BeBop Sensors is working to change that with fabric sensors it’s developed that are meant to make car seats…
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Airbrush Useful For Making Microelectrodes, Not Just Art
The airbrush, that tool behind tattoos and T-shirts, may have an unexpected future… in technology. A group of engineering students have come up with a method for using an airbrush to make microelectrodes — tiny conductors used in an increasing range of consumer, research and medical products. The technique is simpler than the standard one,…
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Article: Fashion Forward- Fabrics of the Future
Fashion’s future is getting brighter. And as consumers become even more conscious about the clothing they wear, brands, designers and engineers alike are responding by creating new and emerging technologies that can meet — or exceed — shoppers’ greater expectations. Here, WWD lists the top 10 innovations across fabrics such as denim, nylon, silk and…
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Video: FELTED MUSICAL LANDSCAPE
Interactive felted textile – Felted capacitive sensors + piano arduino code (lilypad arduino). Project for MIT New Textiles Course 2012.
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Article: Smart Textiles- The Future of the Fabric Industry
Textiles are everywhere – from the clothing we wear, cars we drive, and furniture we occupy to the roads we travel, bandages we use to heal, and structures that shelter us for protection, each fabric is carefully selected for its unique construction and properties. But what if the clothing you wore could monitor your heart…
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Artists: Bill & Mario Sisneros
Articles: 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS Convertible – The Trophy Wife “Bill and Mario Sisneros at Gotcha Covered Upholstery were called in to complete the car’s amazing interior with custom heated seats and powered accessories, including a custom center console front to back with custom interior lights. The trunk was complemented with an Impala logo, while…
