As wearable technology becomes increasingly in demand, so have smart textiles. NC State researchers just took smart fabrics to a whole new level of sophistication—they played a video game with a tiny piece of fabric!
Creating flexible electronic technology, however, presents some obstacles in simply having to work with textiles. These NC State researchers fabricated an embroidered-based touch sensor that could improve their scalability as that seems to be a market challenge.They created a yarn from two triboelectric materials, which refers to an electric charge produced by friction.
If we take a moment to contemplate a weave, meaning how threads come together to create patterns, that’s the level of sophistication that these NC researchers have achieved.