Frequent readers know that we're always on the lookout for technology that's compatible with fabrics and clothing. Researchers at North Carolina State University have produced an antenna that can be stretched or rolled, enabling wearable sensors to better communicate with remove devices. We heard a lot about printing silver nanowires onto fabric at the Flexible Electronics … [Read more...]
Printed Ears, Biosensor Patches, Better Touchscreens: FlexTech 2014 Conference Report
We spent most of last week at the Flexible Electronics 2014 conference in Phoenix. This was an extremely technical conference, all about hardware and componentry and not even a tiny bit about consumer-level products. (More than a couple of speakers talked dismissively of the current state of consumer wearables, saying "everyone has one.") If you wanted to know about substrates, … [Read more...]