Research

Sites 16

• CETEMMSA Technical Textile Center Spain. Research and education institute, focused on technical textiles and radiofrequency identification systems. Applied research and development of properties, manufacturing processes, application possibilities and limitations of smart textiles. English, Spanish and Catalan.
• Configurable Computing Lab USA. Virginia Technical University's laboratory focusing on devices, architectures, applications and programming issues for configurable computing. Research and development of computational textile fabrics.
• Grado Zero Espace Srl Italy. Commercial company, conducting contract research and development on electronic textiles, wearable computing, and multi-functional garments. Technology descriptions and technical information. English and Italian.
• IfE. Electronics Laboratory Switzerland. Electronics laboratory of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, active in packaging, electronics, computing technologies and opto-electronics. Research into wearable computing and electronic textiles.
• Moratex. The Institute of Technical Textiles Poland. Government institute dedicated to research, development and production of bulletproof textile products and automotive protection systems, and fire-retardant clothing.
• TechniTex Faraday Partnership UK. Government funded initiative of the Heriot-Watt University, the University of Leeds, UMIST and the British Textile Technology Group, involved in research, design and development of new technologies and applications for technical textiles.
• Bristol Wearable Computing Project UK. Joint project of the Computer Science Department of the University of Bristol and the Hewlett-Packard Research Laboratories, concentrating on the development of programs and hardware which use context sensing to enable media and information to be delivered to the wearer of purpose designed jackets and devices appropriate to their current position and activity.
• Biteam AB Sweden. Research, development and commercialisation of three-dimensional weaving technologies for high-performance technical applications in composites reinforcement, ballistic protection and medical implants. Extensive technical information. Technology brochures on PDF files.
• Arianne Project Collaborative feasibility study and project of industry and academia, aiming to develop knitting and weaving yarns endowed with electronic functions, and the development of fabrics made-up with such yarns.
• ProeTEX Project European Union funded project to improve the safety and efficiency of emergency workers by empowering them with wearable sensing and transmission systems that monitor their health, activity, position and environment. Links to related projects and partners.
• EOLAB Innovative Devices & Materials Italy. Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Cagliari, involved in a feasibility study of yarns and fabric with annexed electronic functions (ARIANNE) sponsored by the European Commission. Library of technical papers on PDF files.
• ITSAPT. Intelligent Textile Structures-Application, Production and Testing European Community supported development project, founded to create, coordinate and develop national and international networks of experts and research institutes involved with the design, production, testing and application of smart textiles. List of ongoing projects.
• OFSETH Project European Commission sponsored project, aimed at developing pure optical sensing technologies for extending the capabilities of medical technical textiles for wearable health monitoring. Links to partner sites.
• Smart Textiles Initiative Sweden. Cooperative project of government, industry and academia, involved in fundamental and applied research and development of technical textiles and wearable technologies. List of research projects. Links to partner sites and textile innovation studios. English and Swedish.
• Protective Clothing Research Group Canada. University of Alberta's Human Ecology Department research facility, involved the development of dynamic models of heat and moisture transfer in high heat flux environments, and to address simultaneously the conflicting phenomena of protection and comfort of protective clothing.
• Venture Development Corp USA. Independent technology market research and consulting firm, specializing in industrial and information technology, electronics and communication. Research and development of smart fabrics, interactive textiles and wearable clothing based computers.