PASTA
The Pasta project [Pasta] is a continuation of the Stella project aiming to combine research on electronic packaging and interconnection technology with textile research in order to realize a new approach of smart textile. By introducing new concept for electronic packaging and module interconnect a seamless, more comfortable and more robust integration of electronics in textile has been developed in this project.
PLACE IT
The Place It project [Place IT] aim to develop a technology platform for lightweight, thin and comfortable opto-electronic system, based on light-emitting foils, stretchable materials and textile fabrics. The project targets the following results: Integration platform of foil, stretch and fabric technologies with opto-electronic functionality. Stretchable and fabric based devices for light emission, electronics, sensing with interfaces to other technology. Design guidelines on how to implement the technology as well as demonstrators
MICROFLEX
The Microflex project [Microflex] aimed to exploit fundamental micro fabrication production technologies for MEMS on textile fabrics using flagship demonstrator applications. The processes used are based on thick film printing, inkjet printing and sacrificial etching for the MEMS. These printing processes have many benefits including low-cost, repeatability, flexibility, suitability for high throughput production, relatively inexpensive equipment, short development time and the capability of depositing a wide range of materials.
Dephotex
The goal of Dephotex project [Dephotex] was to explore and develop photovoltaic cells in order to get flexible photovoltaic textiles based on novel fibers allowing to take benefit from the solar radiation so as to turn it into energy. Since the development of first photovoltaic cells, solar energy is being an object of continuous research focused on improving the energy efficiency as well as the structure of photovoltaic cells. The research is based on novel fibers with conductive properties as substrate of the structure of flexible photovoltaic cells and materials and techniques in order to get flexible photovoltaic textiles