ETH professor Carlo Menon, Valeria Galli, Chakaveh Ahmadizadeh and Tyler Cuthbert (from left to right) worked on the development of the new the textile sensor. (Photograph: Martin Ruetsche / ETH Zurich)
ETH professor Carlo Menon, Valeria Galli, Chakaveh Ahmadizadeh and Tyler Cuthbert ( from left to right ) worked on the development of the new the textile sensor. (Photograph: Martin Ruetsche / ETH Zurich) Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed an electronic yarn capable of precisely measuring how a person's body moves. Integrated directly into sportswear or work clothing, the textile sensor predicts the wearer's exhaustion level during physical exertion. Exhaustion makes us more prone to injury when we're exercising or performing physical tasks. A group of researchers led by Carlo Menon, Professor of Mobile Health Technology, have now developed a textile sensor that produces real-time measurements of how exhausted a person gets during physical exertion. To test their new sensor, they integrated it into a pair of athletic leggings. Simply by glancing at their smartphone, testers were able to see when they were reaching their limit and if they ought to take a break.
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