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Levi’s jacket Illuminated pajamas for

Whats New by Google treating newborns Whats New
with Jacquard

debuts

Designed for the urban commuter, Jacquard
technology woven into this Levi’s jacket lets
the wearer access their music, navigation, and
communication, such as texts and calls, with
the swipe of their sleeve.

“As we see it, this isn’t just about technology
for technology’s sake – it’s about addressing a
real need for our consumers on the go,” said
Paul Dillinger, vice president of global product
innovation for Levi Strauss & Co. “This
garment allows cyclists to literally navigate
their rides, and manage other simple tasks, while
never having to take their eyes off the road. That,
to me, is the true triumph of this jacket.”

The Levi’s brand is Google ATAP’s first partner
with Jacquard. Jacquard by Google enables
designers like the Levi’s brand to embed
digital interactivity and connectivity into
apparel as part of their natural design process,
allowing technology to become a new
ingredient for their creative expression. protection. Irradiation with blue light in an incubator
is necessary because toxic decomposition products
of the blood pigment hemoglobin are deposited in
the skin in newborns with jaundice.

Researchers of the Empa division Biomimetic
Graphene Plus (G+) for work-wear Membranes and Textiles have now improved the
not-so-child-friendly procedure by combining the
treatment with the needs of the newborns: The team,
Directa Plus, a producer of graphene-based products, has signed led by Luciano Boesel, developed illuminated
its first contract to supply high performance technical textiles with pajamas for babies that are designed to turn the
Graphene Plus (G+) to Alfredo Grassi, a leading manufacturer of treatment into a wellness experience.
customised protective clothing, work-wear and uniforms. Empa researchers have developed illuminated
pajamas that replace the treatment with shortwave To do this, the material researchers created textiles
Directa Plus is one of the largest producers and suppliers of light in an incubator for babies who suffer from with optically conductive fibres woven into them.
graphene-based products for use in consumer and industrial jaundice after birth. “This means newborns can get Battery-operated LEDs serve as a light source for the
markets. Established in 2005, the company has a patented healthy while warm and happy in their mothers' light-conducting threads. Together with conventional
technology process and a scalable and exportable manufacturing arms,” researchers explain. thread, the optical fibres are woven into a satin material
model. It produces graphene-based products at its own factory in that distributes the light supply evenly throughout the
Lomazzo, Italy, and can set up additional production at customer Newborns being treated for jaundice lie in incubators fabric, as the researchers recently reported in the trade
locations. alone, naked, and with their eyes covered for journal Biomedical Optics Express.

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