E-Textiles: Wearable technology

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Now, let's properly start our post about E-textiles. 

Electronic textiles, also known as “smart” textiles, are fabrics that have electronic features embedded in them to perform various functions, such as electrical, thermal, mechanical, chemical, and magnetic. 
They are smart systems that can detect changes in the body of the person wearing the textile and use that to adapt to various situations. 




Many people are not familiar with e-textiles even though they have become popular more recently in sports contexts to improve performance, and also in the fashion industry, for aesthetic purposes, and because of their capacity to interact with the surrounding environment and external devices. 

In the sports scenario, for example, we have the new swimming suit technology, where the fabric causes lower friction, abdominal compression, stability and support for the body if placed correctly, it enhances the athletes’ performance. The most famous one is The LZR Racer developed by Speedo as you can see below:



The LZR Racer Suit 


In fashion, we also have a variety of E-textiles with features that can facilitate human interaction with the environment and react to changes in it, for example, solar-powered clothing. 

The University of Tokyo and the research institute RIKEN developed a super-thin organic solar cell that can be heat-printed onto clothes and has been widely utilised to create the most diverse types of solar-powered clothing ever since. 

One very popular designer is Pauline Van Dongen. She has a variety of dresses solar powered that can be used to power portable devices and wearable technology, this way we don't need to carry around a battery or adapter. In the video below, Pauline talks more about herself and her projects involving Smart Textiles.



 You can also visit her website to learn more about her dresses:



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