The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) has inked a deal with the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) to advance the development of sensor and wearable technology.
The two parties met at The Mills, a revitalised art and cultural complex located in three redeveloped former Nan Fung cotton mills in Hong Kong, to sign a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) yesterday (4 July), immediately prior to HKRITA’s seminar on ‘Smart Manufacturing: A Revolutionary Transformation of the Fashion Industry’.
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Professor Edwin Keh, CEO of HKRITA and professor Paulo Freitas, deputy director-general of INL signed the MoU on behalf of the two organisations.
The document aims to strengthen collaboration between HKRITA and INL in the development of sensor and wearable technology. These research areas have inspired projects that are developing more precise ways to measure physiological and biomechanical phenomena, leading to the design of new devices and testing methods for the continuous enhancement of wearable solutions, the two parties say, noting the solutions will play “increasingly important” roles in improving life in a range of social and occupational settings.
Established in 2006, HKRITA is funded by the Innovation and Technology Commission of the HKSAR Government and hosted by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. HKRITA engages in applied research to support the textile and apparel industry in order to boost its overall competitiveness and to drive sustainable improvements and bring benefits to society.
“Sensor and wearable technologies will make a great impact on our social development, allowing us to explore more possibilities. Our collaboration will generate useful and productive innovations for industry and society,” says Keh.
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By GlobalDataThe INL, meanwhile, was founded by the governments of Portugal and Spain under an international legal framework to perform interdisciplinary research and to deploy and articulate nanotechnology for the benefit of society.
Freitas added: “Sensor and IOT technologies are already leading to wearable devices that allow monitoring of a variety of biosignals and body related data. INL will work with HKRITA to further exploit new wearable concepts, fabrication, and integration routes aiming at increasing wearable solutions and their widespread utilisation.”
