Fabric exosuit could make trekking a breeze

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When we think of an exoskeleton we usually think of rigid frameworks with hydraulic joints. Well a team at Harvard’s Wyss Institute have attempted to make a soft exoskeleton through the use of fabric. (more…)

Garments that metamorphose as you drink

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As you drink, and get more drunk, your self esteem and courage expands….what if your clothes started to expand too, physically reflecting your drunken state? (more…)

Wearable epilepsy monitoring

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A wearable garment, the WEMU, consisting of a top and cap is able to monitor epileptic seizures, enabling this, for the first time, to be done outside a clinical environment. (more…)

Heavy breathing quantified using Ralph Lauren’s tech shirt

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Although there have been a spate of shirts that integrate heart-rate, respiration and other sensors into sports tops, it is interesting that a non dedicated sports brand, Ralph Lauren, has entered this market. (more…)

Motorcycle helmet goes high-tech

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Skully are developing a 21st century motorcycle helmet that contains a head up display, rear view camera, GPS navigation and supporting smartphone app. (more…)

Be seen…LED motorcyle jacket

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The impulse motorcycle jacket is not the first jacket to use LED’s to improve the safety of two wheel riders, but it is the first to tightly link to the bike’s brake and indicator lights (more…)