[HN Gopher] 46" woven display with integrated smart sensors and ...
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46" woven display with integrated smart sensors and energy
harvesting
Author : giuliomagnifico
Score : 51 points
Date : 2022-02-11 09:25 UTC (1 days ago)
(HTM) web link (www.cam.ac.uk)
(TXT) w3m dump (www.cam.ac.uk)
| peatmoss wrote:
| My sister has gone deep with traditional techniques for spinning
| various fibers into yarn for knitting, and has recently started
| learning some Peruvian weaving techniques. This has me thinking
| about technoweaving collectives high in the Andes, and how this
| would be the most cyber punk thing ever.
|
| Then I start to wonder seriously if we'll hit a point where
| traditional artisans working with these kinds of materials would
| be able to create truly novel things with practical uses.
| vidarh wrote:
| There's this awesome series of Pervuian cyberpunk comics[1]
| (the first ones are out, and they're great; the the latest one
| has been funded isn't complete yet). Maybe it's worth making
| Vargas aware of this development as inspiration for future
| comics.
|
| [1] https://comicscene.org/2021/10/14/pilcuyo-a-peruvian-
| cyberpu...
| bratwurst3000 wrote:
| This is very interesting. Just moments ago I was wondering what
| happened to digital cloths as I played around with that like 10
| years ago.
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| This has a big importance for professionel outfits. They could
| signal different states of what the proffesionels are doing. And
| so better comunicate between professionels at work. First
| responders for example. Who is who and who is working on what
| could be done that way
| fartcannon wrote:
| A full page of cookie nonsense!
| kwhitefoot wrote:
| Why does a press release from a European university measure
| something in inches?
|
| And what dimension does it actually refer to?
| vidarh wrote:
| Even in many places where inches is much rarer in use than in
| the UK, it's still common to use for the diagonal of displays.
| Of course that only makes sense if they've stuck to roughly a
| common display aspect ratio.
| jfengel wrote:
| The UK uses both metric and Imperial measurements, depending on
| the circumstances. And you will see more of it: the government
| is very proud that Brexit means ditching the metric system.
|
| https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-launches-plans...
| sethammons wrote:
| The second demo video from the linked nature article is neat.
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| https://static-content.springer.com/esm/art%3A10.1038%2Fs414...
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| From the supplementary movie links at
| https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-28459-6#MOESM4
| ByThyGrace wrote:
| Wow. A Quicktime .MOV container, in 2022? I'm amazed. (Sorry
| for the tangent.)
| cs702 wrote:
| _Very_ cool! Make sure to look at all the videos posted by the
| authors:
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| Videos: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-28459-6#Sec17
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| Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-28459-6
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| The technology is only going to get better from here on: thinner
| fabrics, higher resolution, faster response times.
| samwillis wrote:
| It looks like quite a thick weave currently but that's only going
| to get better.
|
| Having lived and worked in the tech industry in Cambridge (used
| to design biotech/medical devises) this is exactly the type of
| development that the university and local business are brilliant
| at scaling up and industrialising. There is a lot of Seed/VC
| funding available from previous founders who are looking for
| exciting tech to invest in. And the local skills there are
| amazing, I loved my time working for Cambridge tech companies.
| beardyw wrote:
| Whilst these sorts of things look appealing and are technically
| impressive, I struggle to see where they fit into anyone's life.
| sschueller wrote:
| Disney parades, store displays?
| have_faith wrote:
| Imagine my excitement
| avs733 wrote:
| ugh...uniforms for employees
| vorticalbox wrote:
| Dynamic rugs.
| detritus wrote:
| Flags for countries prone to frequent regime change?
| [deleted]
| PaulDavisThe1st wrote:
| That comment isn't going to win the Internet today, but you
| won _my_ Internet for today.
| brudgers wrote:
| Some people, though not me, would probably dig wearing display
| textiles.
|
| Clothes are integral to contemporary human experience, a
| massive industry, and a well spring of technical innovation
| (e.g. Nike shoes).
| giuliomagnifico wrote:
| It could be useful for medical reasons I think.
| achenet wrote:
| Roughly 10 years ago I would walk home from university dreaming
| about making clothes like this.
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| This could be one of the futures of high fashion.
|
| (If you think that's silly, look at a few runway shows)
| lopis wrote:
| New exciting ways to display ads in all surfaces.
| AndrewDucker wrote:
| Awesome t-shirts!
| lordnacho wrote:
| You'd never have to change clothes again. Wear one of these,
| and you can have your work uniform, change to your football
| team, go on failed dates, and so on. Fast fashion is not great
| for the planet, and you don't have to use space in your house
| for a bunch of clothes that are mostly not being worn.
| zardo wrote:
| >You'd never have to change clothes again.
|
| This stinks
| tempodox wrote:
| I bet it will get used as wearable all-encompassing individual
| surveillance kit first.
| herodoturtle wrote:
| Camouflaged overalls that adapt to ones surroundings.
| smrk007 wrote:
| My thoughts are it could create clothes or furniture that will
| last longer fashion-wise.
|
| Any of your clothes or furniture look out of style? Just
| download a new style online!
| jacquesm wrote:
| Easy: your clothes will turn into dynamic advertising space
| that can be sold off to the highest bidder depending on who you
| are and where you are.
| ByThyGrace wrote:
| And what drink you're holding!
| nanomonkey wrote:
| Imagine if the sleeve of your hoodie could display information
| and contact points. Now imagine you get a call or have an idea
| and your hoodie could be fully flipped over your face, allowing
| you a full field private screen. Imagine if your jacket could
| signal to those around you your intentions while driving. Your
| gloves could light up objects that it holds.
|
| Now imagine that your clothes also harvest energy...
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