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Sensor Thread
December 1st, 2022
A sensor-embedded thread called Pecotex can be used in commercial embroidery machines to monitor breathing, heart activity and gases like ammonia in the breath, which can track liver and kidney function. Image: Güder Research Group Researchers at Imperial College London have embedded new low-cost sensors designed to monitor breathing, heart rate and ammonia into T-shirts […]
Tribal textiles
December 1st, 2022
The Mahota Textiles team is (from left) Margaret Roach Wheeler, Taloa Underwood and Bethany McCord. When Chickasaw Margaret Roach Wheeler sat down at a loom as an undergraduate in college, she felt an instant connection to her mother and grandmother, who taught her how to weave as a child. Although she began her college studies […]