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Project Jacquard: Google’s plan to<br />
make our clothes go Techy<br />
Technology is being woven into our very<br />
clothes. Google has a new technology that<br />
can turn any type of fabric into a connected<br />
device. World's first smart denim jacket<br />
that's being built in collaboration<br />
between Google and Levi Strauss &co<br />
(American Jeans and Casual wear<br />
manufacturer).It is Google’s plan to weave<br />
touch controls into textiles right on the<br />
loom .The idea is that you’ll then be able<br />
to swipe and tap the fabric to do things like<br />
control music or get directions<br />
New conductive yarns that Google's<br />
Advanced Technology and Products (ATAP)<br />
team created with industrial partners<br />
combine thin metallic alloys with natural<br />
and synthetic yarns like cotton, polyester,<br />
or silk .Using this yarns, cloth makers can<br />
weave touch and gesture sensitive areas at<br />
desirable locations on the textile. Sensor<br />
grids can also be woven throughout the<br />
textile to create interactive surfaces. Touch<br />
and gesture input is wirelessly transmitted<br />
to the wearer's Smartphone or other<br />
mobile gadget. In this way a wearer can tap<br />
the surface to start a playlist while biking<br />
across town.<br />
Levi’s is making a black jean jacket<br />
embedded with jacquard sensors. The<br />
Jacquard sensor and controls are located on<br />
the sleeve of the jacket. Such uses include<br />
changing music while on a bike and<br />
receiving a tap when to make a turn. Like<br />
other clothing, it can be easily washed<br />
without damaging the technology. Jacquard<br />
weaves sensors into the textile, which can<br />
be used to control phones and other<br />
devices. For example, a user can control<br />
music and increase the volume by tapping<br />
on the sleeve of the jacket. Technology is<br />
embedded in the fabric.<br />
Capsule Endoscopy<br />
B. Bhavani<br />
III yr, CSE<br />
Capsule endoscopy is a way to record images of<br />
the digestive tract for use in medicine. The<br />
capsule is the size and shape of a pill and<br />
contains a tiny camera. After a patient swallows<br />
the capsule, it takes pictures of the inside of the<br />
gastrointestinal tract. The primary use of<br />
capsule endoscopy is to examine areas of the<br />
small intestine that cannot be seen by other<br />
types of endoscopy such as colonoscopy or<br />
esophagogastroduodenoscopy (ECD)<br />
“Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes.”-Peter Drucker 11