The same technology can be used in architecture to create ‘smart buildings’. We are already seeing examples of how buildings ‘react’ the number of people inside them and the type of activity they are doing by providing the right amount of air conditioning or heating.
How the technology will be used in other fields remains to be seen, but Southampton will continue to be at the forefront of wearable technology development.
Steve adds: “I would say that the UK are leading in the e-textiles domain and Southampton is at the forefront of that when it comes to integrating true electronic functionality into textiles with sensors and investigating the reliability of it.
“In terms of a reliable and robust program I haven’t seen anything that is more advanced than we are.”