A microcontroller is an integrated circuit that is designed to control the input and output of an electronic device.

Technical textiles and electronic textiles (e-textiles); One and the same? Or, polar opposites?

Breadboard? You mean like, something you slice bread on? No, we are talking about a revolutionary little piece of equipment that is the foundation of every prototype.

Standardization is a common concern when discussing growth in the e-textiles industry, but what does it mean to standardize e-textiles?

We are privileged to have had the opportunity to sit down with Christian Dalsgaard, CEO of the Smart Textile Alliance, to discuss the newly formed organization and his views on this growing industry!

Will e-textiles ever take off? Skeptics of this technology have questioned whether this technology will remain an underground innovation or become ubiquitous.

Electronic waste, more commonly referred to as “e-waste”, is a term used to describe consumer and business electronic equipment that is near or at the end of its useful life.

Flashback to 2020. We’re all at home, stir crazy, itching to get out of the house any chance we can get. The pandemic is raging on, live events are cancelled, and our days consist of Zoom meetings and non-stop snacking. During this time, we at LOOMIA were trying to think of ways that we could help innovation engineers and creative technologists bring their ideas to life.

As a part of our LOOMIA: What If? Series, a collection of posts to inspire creative techs and makers to use our components to prototype impactful products, we created a medical wearable called the “Breathe Shirt”

There isn’t a whole lot of information out there in regards to the use of soft robotics in automotive design, and this could very well be for one good reason: the mechanical nature of a motor vehicle does not require fluid movement. If soft robotics were to be applied to the design of a vehicle it would be purely aesthetic.

When you hear the words “wearable technology,” what comes to mind first is smart watches, right? While smart watches certainly fall under the umbrella of wearable tech, the innovation does not end there.

Majenta Strongheart and Erika Earl joined our Creative Tech Residency program from Supplyframe DesignLab, a Pasadena-based research and development studio that facilitates collaboration in product design, manufacturing, art, and technology.

Lee Jones is a Canadian PhD student in Digital Media at Carleton University. Her research is focused on DIY toolkits for prototyping soft interfaces and interfaces, and she hopped on the opportunity to use the LOOMIA components to further her research in this area!

Pablo Argote is a Researcher and Creative Technologist who is currently an MRI Researcher at CU Boulder. His work has been primarily focused in the areas of biomechanics and medical devices, as well as biomedical wearables.

Yuchen Zhang is a fashion tech designer and lecturer at Parsons School of Art and Design. She has worked with several well-known brands and companies such as Zac Posen and Google, and is currently the CEO of Wearable Media Studio.

A pressure sensor is a device that consists of pressure sensitive elements that convert applied pressure into an output signal.

Elaine Khuu is a disciplined Creative Technologist and Product Designer who brought lots of enthusiasm and innovative ideas to the table during her time as a LOOMIA Creative Tech Resident.

Amped Atelier took part in our Creative Tech Residency, and we were so excited to have them on board to work with our new collection of parts! Amped Atelier is a tech couture studio based in California, and Sahrye is Lead Designer at the studio.

For the month of January, we will be featuring our latest Creative Tech Residents! We would like to start off by introducing you to Petar Sapundjiev and Victoria Manganiello. Petar is an engineer, artist, designer, and educator whose work combines digital technology and organic natural phenomena. Victoria Manganiello is an artist and adjunct professor who works primarily with textiles.

Ever since e-textile technology came onto the scene, one question has lingered in the minds of the curious: Can e-textiles be washed? The short answer? Yes. However, there are some conditions that can change the answer to “sometimes”.