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  • NC State's breathable wearable

    Researchers control a game of Tetris using a breathable wearable sleeve

    by 
    Christine Fisher
    Christine Fisher
    04.30.2020

    Researchers created an ultrathin, stretchable, breathable electronic material for more comfortable wearables.

  • Loughborough University

    UK design student creates a smart chest binder for trans people

    by 
    Christine Fisher
    Christine Fisher
    06.17.2019

    A UK design student created a smart wearable that could make chest binding safer, easier and more comfortable for transgender men and non-binary people. Chest binding is the act of flattening one's breasts using a tight garment in order to make the chest appear more masculine. While it can have immense mental health benefits, it can take a physical toll. Many people have reported broken ribs from too-tight wraps, and binding can be especially difficult in the summer, when the wearer is at risk of overheating. With this garment, called Breathe, Loughborough University industrial design student Miles Kilburn hopes to address many of those of common issues.