Paper presenting a framework for interacting with external processes through the development of a utility for person-worn computing as an alternative to desktop and portable computers. Author: Steve Mann.

Presentation of a research program for the development of the aestheticsof, and design methods for, the integration of textiles and computational texhnology. Authors: Lars Hallnas and others.

Technical paper presenting a proposal for a new research program aimed at deepening our understanding of computational technology and textiles as design materials, and of the interplay between spatial and temporal form elements in design. Authors: L. Hallnas, L. Melin and J. Redstrom.

Overview of current state of research and development in the creation of computational textile fabric networks called the 'Wearable Motherboard', conducted at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Technical paper about a research program aimed at developing technologies for the creation of clothing able to monitor the medical condition of military combat personnel, by incorporating in woven or knitted fabrics electrically and optically conductive fibers. Authors: Dr.Eric Lind and others.

Article reflecting the issues discused at the Special Session on Ambient Intelligence Visions and Achievements, bringing together the European Union's view on information technology, specifically novel computing substrates based on electronic textiles. Authors: Menno Lindwer and others.

Technical paper about electronic textiles as home health care devices which integrate into the wearer's everyday lifestyle, presenting an inexpensive design approach usable with elderly people. Authors: Josh Edmison and others.

Technical paper presenting a methodology based on simulation and physical experimentation for quantifying energy consumption and hardware cost savings of e-textiles. Authors: Mark Jones and others.

Doctor of Philosophy dissertation focusing on defining the architecture and networking scheme of electronic textiles, the creation of a simulation environment, and the implementation of hardware prototypes. Author: Zahi S. Nakad.

Technical paper addressing the emerging field of research that combines the strengths and capabilities of electronic and textile technologies, and illustrates the challenges imposed by their modeling and optimization methodology. Authors: Diana Marculescu and others.

Short article about intelligent fibers, and interactive or smart textile technologies for biomedical and military applications, and their future use in fashion and clothing. From Express Textile.

Technical paper about the communication requirements between the computing and sensing elements of e-textiles, and a presentation of a new algorithm based on token grid systems. Authors: Z. Nakad and others.

Technical paper about the development of clothing and clothing accessories which act as stand-alone computers, able to process, store, retrieve and send information. Authors: Woodrow Barfield and others.

Technical paper presenting current trends, and future developments and possibilities in wearable computing, concentrated on context awareness and conductive textiles. Authors: M. Moehring and B. Bittorf.

Master of Science thesis focusing on the design of electronic textiles for acoustic signal processing applications, and presenting the design process and performance analysis of a large-scale beamforming fabric and a speech processing vest. Author: Ravi R. Shenoy.

Technical article about the development of textile fabrics for display and illumination applications, through the incorporation of polymeric optical fibers into woven structures. From Autex Research Journal. Authors: A. Harlin, M. Makinen and A. Vuorvirta.

Technical paper about the development of electronic embroidery as a eans od creating durable, flexible and washable computationally active textiles. TXT document. Authors: E.R. Post and others.

Technical paper presenting the electrical characterization and modeling of conductive textiles for the development of wearable, computationally active clothing. Authors: Gerhard Troster and others.

Technical paper presenting the electrical characterization and modeling of conductive textiles for wearable computing. Authors: Didier Cottet and others.

Technical paper, discussing wearable textiles which can read and record the vital signs and movements of a subject wearing the garments, the sensing function of which is based on piezo-resistive fabric sensors, carbon loaded rubber, and different conductive materials. From Autex Research Journal. Authors: Danilo De Rossi and others.

Technical paper about the monitoring of body kinematics, and the analysis of human postures and gestures by using strain gage sensors woven into textile fabrics developed to create wearable clothing based systems. Authors: D. de Rossi and others.

Feature article about current developments in the design, manufacture and applications of smart fabrics in medicine, military and commercial markets. From Science Magazine. Author: Richard Stone.

Master of Science thesis describing an autonomous, wearable electronic textile location awareness system able to determine a user's location within a building. Author: Madhup Chandra.

Master of Science thesis presenting the design of a simulation environment for wearable electronic textile systems for medical purposes, and demonstrating the use of the simulation via a prototype pair of e-textile pants. Author: Joshua N. Edmison.

Extensive technical article presenting an overview of current efforts and challenges in the development of electronic textiles, and a discussion about possible venues and opportunities for future research. Authors: Werner Weber and others.

Technical paper presenting enabling technologies for the integration of electronics in textile fabrics, a packaging and interconnect technology, a chip for energy harvesting from body eat, an interwoven antenna concept, and a self-organizing network of electronic units. Authors: W. Weber and others.

Overview of the various electrotextile applications currently available as commercial products, and a review of future possibilities and challenges to be addresed by researchers and industry. Authors: K. Natarajan and others.

Technical paper decribing a potential physical layer for wearable computing, defined by the fabrication of transistors onto fibers and their integration into textile fabrics. Authors: Ozan Cakmakci and others.

Extensive paper about a new seed-level project of the US National Textile Center, proposing the development of next-generation electronic textile fabrics utilizing single-walled carbon nanotube (CNT) composites. Project leader: Prof. Nader Jalili.

Extensive paper describing a research project aiming to develop, process and fabricate carbon nanotube based (CNT) mono- and multi-filament yarns for the manufacture of electronic textile fabrics. Project leader: Prof. Nader Jalili.

Description of the development, application and impact of a patented computing t-shirt for military uses, developed by the Georgia Tech University.

Technical paper discussing the considerations that have led to the concept, the underlying technology, and design aspects of wearable computers. Authors: Paul Lukowicz and others.

Technical paper exploring the possibility of harnessing the energy expended by humans during everyday action, to generate the required power for wearable computers. Author: Thad Starner.

Extensive summary of the different types of electro-conductive textile fabrics and products, and descriptions of their characteristics and applications. Links to related sites. From the Tampere University of Technology.

Technical article about the integration of intelligent systems in clothing, providing an overview of the different types of interactive electronic textiles and their applications. Author: Carl Andre Norstebo.

Technical paper examining the strengths and limitations of potential supporting technologies for the development of interactive electronic textiles. Authors: D. Meoli and T. May-Plumlee.

Thesis presenting a study of technologies, applications, opportunities and market potentials of the emerging area of interactive electronic textiles. Author: Dina Meoli.

Technical paper about the numerous applications of electrotextiles and flexible circuits in commercial, military and aerospace devices, including a detailed discussion of the challenges in design possibilities and materials selection. Authors: D. Cadogan and L. Shook.

Technical paper describing a National Textile Center research project aimed at developing fundamentally new approaches for the processing of fibers into textile structures using microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology.

Technical paper about the development of a simulation environment for electronic textiles, enabling the modelling of a diverse range of areas related to the design of e-textiles. Authors: Thomas Martin and others.

Master of Science thesis focused on research aimed at creating simulation models for power consumption and fault behaviour of electronic textile applications, and presenting simulation results of the performance of an acoustic beamforming textile in the presence and absence of faults to explore battery life and fault tolerance. Author: Tanwir Sheikh.

Technical paper presenting a detailed analysis of two techniques for adapting applications to the error prone electronic textile hardware substrate. Authors: Phillip Stanley-Marbell.

Technical paper about research aimed at improving the thermo-physiological wearing comfort of nonwoven protective garments by applying phase change materials (PCM) to the fabrics. Author: Barbara Pause.

Technical paper describing a low power, distributed platform that combines a wide range of different sensors in a wearable, hierarchical network. Author: Holger Junker and others.

Technical paper presenting a new technique for visualizing woven textiles in real time by employing the multi-texturizing approach. Authors: N. Adabala and others.

Thesis presenting the creative, technological and philosophical means and methodology by which artists and researchers are able to transform physical computing technology into sensual computing objects. Text abstract and extensive PDF files. Author: Margaret A. Orth.

Technical paper about the ongoing development of textile based products and garments able to monitor the physiological, emotional and sensorial reactions of humans. Authors: F. Axisa and others.

Introduction to electronic textiles, and an analysis of the possibilities, the current state of affairs, and the need for further research into the development of smart fabrics. Authors: L. Van Langenhove and C. Hertleer.

Wearable computers can now merge seamlessly into ordinary clothing. Using various conductive textiles, data and power distribution as well as sensing circuitry can be incorporated directly into wash-and-wear clothing. Paper describing a number of techniques used to build circuits from commercially available fabrics, yarns, fasteners, and components to create wearable computers. Authors: Rehmi Post and Maggie Orth.

Classification system for smart materials and systems for applications in the biomedical, textile and construction industries, and for containment structures for radioactive and chemical wastes. Author: Samrat Mukherjee.

Short description of a project within the framework of the Soldier Warrior Systems Technologies, with the aim to investigate and develop the methodology and manufacturing processes for integration of electrical and optical conductive networks, sensors and electronic devices into clothing, webbing or other textile based materials worn by soldiers.

Extensive technical paper on wearable textiles which are able to read and record the posture and movements of a subject, created through the incorporation of fabric strain sensors into the weave of the fabric. From Autex Research Journal. Authors: A. Mazzoldi and others.

Classroom presentation of the principles, technology and applications of smart textiles, by Prof. Jose E. Gonzalez.

Technical paper presenting a description of the polymerization process used to realize strain sensors, the characterization of strain-sensing textile fabrics, and the thermal and mechanical transduction properties of strain sensors from electroactive polymeric materials. Authors: E.P. Scilingo and others.

Technical paper about the incorporation of functional fibers into textile fabrics to create smart fabrics with computing power. Authors: Thomas Healy and others.

Article about future developments in the creation of comfortable, durable and washable electro-active textiles and nonwovens. Author: Dr.Barry Holcombe.

Technical paper presenting the results of interdisciplinary research of textile and electrical engineers, into the development of methods for electrical characterization of textile transmission lines. Authors: Gerhard Troster and others.

Feature article from the Materials Today magazine about developing techniques and technologies for the incorperation of wires, circuits, optical fibers, conductive yarns and sensors into woven fabrics to create intelligent textiles. Author: Paula Gould.

Short article about the development of interactive curtains for display purposes, created with fibers which change color according to the amount of ultra-violet light it ia exposed to. Author: Linda Melin.

Technical paper presenting a design framework for wearable electronic textiles, focusing on design and simulation issues that arise from the interaction of the electronic textile, the human body, and the environment. Authors: Thomas Martin and others.

Technical paper describing the desirable characteristics of piezoelectric materials for wearable e-textiles, including shape sensing, sound detection and sound emission, and a description of a prototype of a glove for user input. Authors: J. Edmison and others.

Conference paper describing an approach to configure textiles as a personalized and flexible electronic platform. From Wearable Computing Lab. Authors: Gerhard Troster and others.