Glasgow engineers are part of a £10M five-year research programme aiming to transform textiles into interactive electronics.
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council’s Programme Grant scheme will provide nearly £8M of funding to the project “SUSTAIN”, led by the University of Southampton and University of Glasgow, with over 20 business partners.
The flagship project plans to integrate imperceptible and invisible wireless electronics into textiles, taking e-textiles to the next level.
The project is set to transform textiles into electronics which users can interact with by wearing them.
Author's summary: Glasgow engineers join £10M e-textiles research programme.