Smart Textiles, Future of Fashion

Second Place Winner (SciVid 2018-H) in 2018 Science in Video Competition - Awards were presented Nov. 28 at the 2018 MRS Fall Meeting in Boston. Video Produced by: Simge Uzun, Bilen Akuzum, Genevieve Dion, Yury Gogotsi , Drexel University, USA Description: The field of smart textiles has been advancing rapidly over the last decade and has found applications in a variety of industries, including sports, medicine, and military. Our work focuses on designing and producing functional fibers/yarns for wearable smart textile applications including energy storage and harvesting, sensing (pressure, strain, temperature e.g.), and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding.