Smart Clothing [Haptic Fabric]

We know how smartwatches help keep track of our busy lives, but did you know that researchers have developed a smart fabric you wear? The world is filled with sights and sounds that provide unlimited streams of information to help us navigate every aspect of our daily lives. But, there’s an untapped communication resource researchers at Rice University are exploring… just under our skin…our sense of touch. A team of NSF-funded mechanical engineers has developed a wearable fabric device built right into our clothes, incorporating haptic stimulation that could help those with visual and hearing impairments navigate a noisy world more easily. #nsf #science #scienceandtechnology #haptics #hapticgaming #hapticfeedback #smart #smartgadgets #clothing #clothes

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