ETH Zurich researchers have developed “SonoTextiles,” smart fabrics that use sound waves and glass fibers to detect movement, ...

Normally, sound waves combine linearly, meaning they just proportionally ... Offices and military settings could also benefit from localized speech zones for confidential conversations. Audio enclaves ...

SonoTextiles work with glass microfibres that conduct sound waves; data processing is efficient thanks to ... gloves with this technology could simultaneously translate hand movements into text or ...

New smart textiles developed by researchers at ETH Zurich use acoustic waves and glass fibres to help make precise measurements. They are light ...