A research team of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has achieved a revolutionary breakthrough in smart materials, successfully developing soft magnetorheological textiles that can flexibly ...

In a leap forward for materials science, a multi-institutional team of researchers has developed a pioneering method of 3D printing cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers (CLCEs), enabling complex, ...

A team of interdisciplinary scientists has developed flexible fibers with self-healing, light-emitting and magnetic properties. The Scalable Hydrogel-clad Ionotronic Nickel-core Electroluminescent ...

(Nanowerk News) Smart textiles offer many potential wearable technology applications, from therapeutics to sensing to communication. For such intelligent textiles to function effectively, they need to ...

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed soft magnetorheological textiles that could be widely applicable in smart wearables in future.

The desktop biofiber spinning machine, like a 3D printer, enables prototyping and experimenting with bio-based fibers. The fibers can be tuned with different properties and then spun to create yarns.

A new smart material is activated by both heat and electricity, making it the first ever to respond to two different stimuli. A new smart material developed by researchers at the University of ...

McGill University engineers have developed ultra-thin materials that can move, fold, and reshape themselves, ...

As electronic devices continue to become more compact, flexible, and wearable, materials suppliers are coming under increased pressure to surpass traditional limitations. From foldable displays and ...