Smart carpet can spot fires, steer feet and sell beer
News German chipmaker Infineon has unveiled an electronic textile that can make floors, walls and even building columns part of a building's security, maintenance or climate-control system. The textile contains a weave of conductive fibre studded with...
[May 8, 2003, 14:13]
Smart jacket handles mobile calls and MP3s
News These fibres link the module to headphones and a microphone embedded in the collar, and to a textile keyboard sewn into the left sleeve. It contains an 'electronic module' which includes the MP3 player, 128MB of memory, a rechargeable battery and a...
[July 26, 2004, 14:20]
Tech exports take the lead
News High-tech exports accounted for 26 percent of all US goods exports, beating out the transportation, chemical and textile industries. Computers/office equipment was the top export segment, followed by semiconductors, industrial electronics...
[March 13, 2000, 13:51]
