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Singapore team builds washable 96×54-pixel interactive garment display

By Drooid · Oct 22, 2026, 6:28 PM UTC · How we work

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Singapore researchers develop a digital pixel fiber for an interactive garment GUI.
The fiber combines addressable pixels, a coaxial touch-sensing layer and a linear bus.
A 96×54-pixel sleeve display refreshes at 30 fps with 8-bit colour and plays audio-video.
The prototype stays flexible, breathable, wash-able for 50 gentle machine washes and 1,000 bends.
It currently relies on microcontroller cables and batteries while researchers plan to embed electronics and harvest energy.

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Story summary

Singapore researchers develop a digital pixel fiber for an interactive garment GUI.
The fiber combines addressable pixels, a coaxial touch-sensing layer and a linear bus.
A 96×54-pixel sleeve display refreshes at 30 fps with 8-bit colour and plays audio-video.
The prototype stays flexible, breathable, wash-able for 50 gentle machine washes and 1,000 bends.
It currently relies on microcontroller cables and batteries while researchers plan to embed electronics and harvest energy.