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An engineer from Kenya has used smart textiles and sensors to create a glove that ‘translates’ sign language to words via an app.

Roy Allela’s niece was born deaf, and he wanted to help the family communicate better.

The Sign-IO gloves have five flex sensors mounted on each finger to quantify how much a finger is bent. They convert the change in bend to electrical resistance – the more the bend, the more the resistance. They then send messages to a program via Bluetooth and a text-to-speech engine vocalises the predicted gestures.

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The international collaborative research, which includes experts from the Centre for Graphene Science at the University of Exeter, the Universities of Aveiro and Lisbon in Portugal, and CenTexBel in Belgium, is published in the scientific journal Flexible Electronics.

The new research instead integrates the electronic devices into the fabric of the material, by coating electronic fibres with light-weight, durable components that will allow images to be shown directly on the fabric.

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A training session at the eminent Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute VJTI in Mumbai on 17 May 2018 was addressed to future engineers. More than 220 textile manufacturing and mechanical engineering students followed the technical presentations. The VDMA’s contribution to improve the education of future customers and partners was very much appreciated. The VDMA Textile Machinery Association and VDMA India Office cordially thank all media partners and supporting Associations involved (www.germantech-indiantextile.de).

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The global smart textiles market was worth US$700million and is estimated to reach a value of US$7,730m by the end of 2023, projected to grow by nearly 30.80% between 2015 and 2023, according to the research study in 2014.

One of the major factors driving the global smart textile market is increasing use of nanotechnology in smart textiles.

The adoption of nanotechnology helps in enhancing the fabric with several features such as water and stain resistance, UV protection, and anti-bacterial properties.

Related Keywords: activate musical instruments, create amazing tablecloth, creating music all around the table, drum kit and piano keys printed, fabric specialist, mealtime occasion for music entertainment, Smart Textiles, Swedish company, tablecloth has sensors, with fabric technology

Swedish company, Smart Textiles located in Boras, and fabric specialists Li Guo and Mats Johansson has created an amazing tablecloth with fabric technology that has drum kit and piano keys printed on it, which is now regarded as smart-fabric. The tablecloth has sensors that activate musical instruments into creating music for all around the table. It provides the opportunity of making every mealtime the occasion for music entertainment.