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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

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