<ul><li>Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Rhode Island School of Design, and Brown University developed a programmable elastic fiber computer for clothing that can monitor health conditions and physical activity.</li><li>Researchers from the University of the West of England Bristol, University of Southampton, University of Bath, University of Leeds, and University of Cambridge printed biodegradable wearable electronic textiles using inkjet-printing, demonstrating reliability in measuring heart rate and temperature.</li><li>Researchers from Columbia University, North Carolina State University, and City University of New York created lightweight, flexible RF antennas that can be knit into a blanket, enabling various applications like focus, transmission, and complex wavefront shaping.</li><li>The fiber computer, biodegradable sensor fabric, and RF antenna blanket are significant research developments in the field of wearable technology.</li></ul>

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