(May 11, 2015) Ground-breaking research has successfully created the
world’s first truly electronic textile, using the wonder material Graphene.
An international team of scientists, including Professor
Monica Craciun from the University of Exeter, have pioneered a new technique to
embed transparent, flexible graphene electrodes into fibres commonly associated
with the textile industry.
The discovery could revolutionise the creation of wearable
electronic devices, such as clothing containing computers, phones and MP3
players, which are lightweight, durable and easily transportable.
The international collaborative research, which includes
experts from the Centre for Graphene Science at the University of Exeter, the
Institute for Systems Engineering and Computers, Microsystems and
Nanotechnology (INESC-MN) in Lisbon, the Universities of Lisbon and Aveiro in
Portugal and the Belgian Textile Research Centre (CenTexBel), is published in
the leading scientific journal Scientific Reports.