A knitted patch made from drip-dry shirt material is being used to treat one of the most common causes of chronic pain. The polyester strip has revolutionised repairs to torn shoulder tendons. Article ...

Iron-on patches can repair clothing or add personal flair to backpacks and hats. And now they could power wearable tech, too. Researchers reporting in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces have combined ...

Wrapped around a person’s wrist, a new foldable fabric patch can scavenge enough energy from arm movement to power small electronic devices (ACS Nano 2015, DOI: 10.1021/nn507221f). The fabric patch ...

With each new season comes a new opportunity to keep abreast of the fashions. Sometimes this requires such drastic measures as flinging out at least 90 per cent of your wardrobe and reinvesting three ...