Novel Fibers Make Electronic Textiles Smart Without Batteries or Chips

Jennifer Welsh

doi:10.1016/j.eng.2025.01.010

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Engineering ›› 2025, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (3) : 3-5. DOI: 10.1016/j.eng.2025.01.010

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Novel Fibers Make Electronic Textiles Smart Without Batteries or Chips

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Jennifer Welsh. Novel Fibers Make Electronic Textiles Smart Without Batteries or Chips. Engineering, 2025, 46(3): 3‒5 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2025.01.010

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