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Rice University: 'Smart' Shirt Keeps Tabs on the Heart
August 31, 2021
HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 31 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release:

There's no need to don uncomfortable smartwatches or chest straps to monitor your heart if your comfy shirt can do a better job.

That's the idea behind "smart clothing" developed by a Rice University lab, which employed its conductive nanotube thread to weave functionality into regular apparel.

The Brown School of Engineering lab of chemical and biomol . . .

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