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I don't see a single one of these applications actually being possible with this. The thread enables touch sensitivity on clothing; nothing more. There are no temperature sensors, RFID chips, electromagnetic sensors etc.

It's interesting that even Google didn't post a single use case for it...I can't think of one off the top of my head either.




The project Jacquard site describes some output:

"We developed innovative techniques to attach the conductive yarns to connectors and tiny circuits, no larger than the button on a jacket... LEDs, haptics, and other embedded outputs provide feedback to the user, seamlessly connecting them to the digital world."

https://www.google.com/atap/project-jacquard/




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