wearable technology

‘Off-The-Shelf’ Flexible LEDs

Why reinvent the wheel when pre-existing technologies can be used to make flexible LEDs?

Fiber-Like Polymer LEDs Developed

Dip coating could help make wearable polymer LEDs much cheaper to manufacture, scientists say.

Stretching Conducting Wires To Their Limits

Using carbon nanotubes, scientists have developed wires amenable to stretching, twisting and flexing.

Stretchable Loudspeakers Developed

Engineers have created a stretchable acoustic device that functions as loudspeaker, microphone and recording device.

Leaf-Inspired Power Packs A Punch

In the future, consumer devices could be powered by solid state micro-supercapacitors instead of lithium batteries.

Elastic Conductive Ink For Textiles Developed

A self-assembling conductive ink that can be printed onto textiles could enable the development of new wearable devices.

10 Asian Biotech Innovations To Watch In 2015

Check out these Asian biotech innovations that might soon be reaching a market near you!

Self-Assembly Lowers PRAM Operating Currents

By harnessing self-assembling nanomaterials, scientists have made flexible phase-change random access memory devices more feasible.

Wearable LED Technology Made From Quantum Dots

Researchers in Korea have fashioned wearable LED technology that is ultrathin and can be applied to human skin like a sticker.