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Feb.
10, 2003 |
Electric Threads
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Infineon's Wearable
Electronics MP3-player jacket photo courtesy of Infineon |
The Feb. 6 edition of the New York Times
"Circuits" section featured engineering professor Michael
Shur in a story about clothing that will one day have electronic
functions and properties.
According to the Times, clothing designers
traditionally choose textiles based on their beauty, strength,
or cost. Now they can choose them based on their ability to conduct
electricity.
"The clothing we wear now doesn't contain
electronic elements," said Shur, who recently helped organize
a symposium on electronics in unconventional materials, including
textiles.
"Every
type of clothing will have electronic functions in 10 years,"
from materials that incorporate global positioning systems
and blood pressure sensors to fabrics that can change their
color and pattern.
—Michael Shur—
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"But every type of clothing will have electronic
functions in 10 years," he predicted, from materials that
incorporate global positioning systems and blood pressure sensors
to fabrics that can change their color and pattern.
Shur directs the Center for Broadband Data Transport
Science and Technology at Rensselaer and is the Patricia W. and
C. Sheldon Roberts Professor of Solid State Electronics.
Read more in the New
York Times.
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