Researchers invent shape-changing textiles powered only by body heat

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (10/30/2019) — A breakthrough invention in wearable technology has the potential to change how we interact with the clothes we wear every day. 

A new study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota’s Design of Active Materials and Structures Lab (DAMSL) and Wearable Technology Lab (WTL) details the development of a temperature-responsive textile that can be used to create self-fitting garments powered only by body heat. The study, led by graduate students Kevin Eschen and Rachael Granberry and professors Julianna Abel and Brad Holschuh, was recently published in Advanced Materials Technologies.

Read the full article on the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering website.