Smart Textiles for the Realization of a Sustainable Society (Circular Economy)

Abstract

Covid-19 has given us a lot of awareness. One of them is from the "human-centered world" that developed countries have been promoting with priority on economic activities: (1) mutant viruses and (2) global environment (sea level rise due to climate change, natural disasters, water, food, and resource depletion problems, etc.). And (3) we realized that we have entered a world where AI (Singularity in 2045) coexists. Furthermore, Japan is aging rapidly. Innovation in smart textiles and smart wear that we wear every day is indispensable for the realization of a sustainable society. Consider the evolution of future smart textile wear from traditional analog clothing.