Detecting exhaustion with smart sportswear

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed an electronic yarn capable of precisely measuring how a person’s body moves. Integrated directly into sportswear or work clothing, the textile sensor predicts the wearer’s exhaustion level during physical exertion.

A jogger in the forest exhaustedly rests his hands on his knees.
The new textile sensor can be used, for example, to prevent fatigue-related sports injuries. (Photograph: Adobe Stock)
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