Glass, Ceramics, Fibers & Fabrics Blog

Glass, Ceramics, Fibers & Fabrics

The Glass, Ceramics, Fibers & Fabrics is the place for conversation and discussion about advanced ceramics, specialty glasses, industrial fibers, and engineered fabrics. Here, you'll find everything from application ideas, to news and industry trends, to hot topics and cutting edge innovations.
Previous in Blog: Poisoned Textiles — Whose Fault?   Next in Blog: Crushed Glass Beaches
Close

Comments Format:






Change Mode
Close

Subscribe to Discussion:

CR4 allows you to "subscribe" to a discussion
so that you can be notified of new comments to
the discussion via email.

Close

Rating Vote:







Add Vote
2 comments
Rate Comments: Nested

Interactive Apparel You Control

Posted September 22, 2007 6:01 AM by Sharkles

Smart fabric interfaces will soon let wearers of interactive clothing choose which type electronic communications or entertainment device they wish to control. The electro-conductive fabric touchpad in the lapel of your new suit, for instance, will link to your MP3 player — or cell phone. You decide.

The preceding article is a "sneak peek" from Textile Manufacturing & Technology, a newsletter from GlobalSpec. To stay up-to-date and informed on industry trends, products, and technologies, subscribe to Textile Manufacturing & Technology today.

Reply

Interested in this topic? By joining CR4 you can "subscribe" to
this discussion and receive notification when new comments are added.
Yusef1
Guru

Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Ottawa Canada
Posts: 1975
Good Answers: 117
#1

Re: Interactive Apparel You Control

09/23/2007 12:04 AM

This will go over really well at airports.

__________________
 If it was easy anybody could do it.
Reply
user-deleted-5
Power-User

Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 443
Good Answers: 2
#2
In reply to #1

Re: Interactive Apparel You Control

09/23/2007 1:34 PM

Check this out -- it is listed in this issue of CR4 just a little bit down from this topic in "Engineering News"

You might have not seen it -- sometimes I skip that section -- MIT Student Arrested For Wearing Circuit Fashion
Reply
Reply to Blog Entry
Have a Different Question?
2 comments

Previous in Blog: Poisoned Textiles — Whose Fault?   Next in Blog: Crushed Glass Beaches

Advertisement

Got Something to Say?
Ask a Question
Start a Discussion

Search this Section
Chemical & Material Science:
Go

Search this Blog
Glass, Ceramics, Fibers & Fabrics:
Go

Recent Blog Entries

CR4 Sections
Aerospace
BioMech & BioMed
Chemical & Material Science
Civil Engineering
Communications & Electronics
Education and Engineering Careers
Electrical Engineering
General Discussion
Instrumentation
Manufacturing
Mechanical Engineering
New Technologies & Research
Software & Programming
Sustainable Engineering
Transportation

Site Directories
Forum Directory
Blog Directory
User Group Directory
RSS Feeds

CR4 Rules of Conduct
CR4 FAQ
Site Glossary

Who's Online (58 right now)
Show Members
Advertisement