Making Wearable Materials Smarter - Chiara Daraio

Jump to the beginning of the lecture: 12:14. Advances in materials science, manufacturing, and computer science have enabled transformative innovations in wearable materials, with designs that can monitor metabolic activity, change stiffness on command, and even interpret our mood. These new materials will allow garments and fashion to bring together the physical and digital worlds. In this lecture, Daraio will show examples of how these materials will help us stay healthy, how they will revolutionize the way we communicate, and how they will adaptively support our everyday needs. For more information about Dr. Daraio's research: http://www.daraio.caltech.edu/ About the Series: Since 1922, The Earnest C. Watson Lecture Series has brought Caltech's most innovative scientific research to the public. The series is named for Earnest C. Watson, a professor of physics at Caltech from 1919 until 1959. Spotlighting a small selection of the pioneering research Caltech's faculty is currently conducting, the Watson Lectures are geared toward a general audience, as part of the Institute's ongoing commitment to benefiting the local community through education and outreach. Through a gift from the estate of Richard C. Biedebach, the lecture series is able to highlight assistant professors' research each season. Caltech's 2022-2023 Watson Lectures are being presented virtually and can be viewed on Caltech's YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/Caltech_Watson_Lectures For more information on the Watson Lecture Series: https://caltech.edu/watson Produced in association with Caltech Academic Media Technologies. ©2023 California Institute of Technology