New automated process for higher-volume manufacture. Startup company WEAV3D Inc. has developed a patented, automated machine and process for weaving thermoplastic composite lattice structures at high ...

Robots that can be worn like clothing are becoming a reality. The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials has developed equipment capable of automatically mass-producing ultra-lightweight "muscle ...

video: Researchers have developed next-generation smart textiles – incorporating LEDs, sensors, energy harvesting, and storage – that can be produced inexpensively, in any shape or size, using the ...

Scientists have built next-generation smart textiles that include LEDs, energy harvesting, sensors, and storage and can be made cheaply, in any form or size, using the same machines that make the ...