Replace conventional fibres with those that can conduct electricity and we introduce new dimensions. We introduce the ability to monitor human movement using wearable garments, and even to store the energy required to power such a function. ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES) researchers have created new fibre structures and used traditional knitting and braiding techniques to introduce both of these capabilities to wearable structures.
A knitted textile based on the polymeric composite fibers, produced at the Australian National Fabrication Facility, is highly sensitive, stable and able to detect a wide range of human movement.
