I’m very happy to be here today to talk about smart clothes to start I want to
about smart clothes to start I want to
about smart clothes to start I want to introduce Jasmine McNeil Jasmine’s over
introduce Jasmine McNeil Jasmine’s over
introduce Jasmine McNeil Jasmine’s over here on my right and jaslyne made the
here on my right and jaslyne made the
here on my right and jaslyne made the dress that she’s wearing and Jasmine’s
dress that she’s wearing and Jasmine’s
dress that she’s wearing and Jasmine’s actually a recent graduate of the
actually a recent graduate of the
actually a recent graduate of the College of textiles at North Carolina
College of textiles at North Carolina
College of textiles at North Carolina State University where I’m a research
State University where I’m a research
State University where I’m a research and I do research on the smart clothes
and I do research on the smart clothes
and I do research on the smart clothes and one day she came into my office and
and one day she came into my office and
and one day she came into my office and she said I want to put my designs into
she said I want to put my designs into
she said I want to put my designs into your with your technology so I want to
your with your technology so I want to
your with your technology so I want to put your technology in with my designs
put your technology in with my designs
put your technology in with my designs and it was a and the result of that
and it was a and the result of that
and it was a and the result of that conversation is the dress that you’re
conversation is the dress that you’re
conversation is the dress that you’re seeing here today and the dress that you
seeing here today and the dress that you
seeing here today and the dress that you see here today if you can’t see it in
see here today if you can’t see it in
see here today if you can’t see it in the back here’s a here’s a quick video
the back here’s a here’s a quick video
the back here’s a here’s a quick video of the dress
of the dress
of the dress it has blinking lights on it and while a
it has blinking lights on it and while a
it has blinking lights on it and while a lot of you all have probably seen
lot of you all have probably seen
lot of you all have probably seen dresses with lights or clothes with
dresses with lights or clothes with
dresses with lights or clothes with lights on it integrated this dress is a
lights on it integrated this dress is a
lights on it integrated this dress is a little bit different it’s what we call
little bit different it’s what we call
little bit different it’s what we call smart and this the the reason that we
smart and this the the reason that we
smart and this the the reason that we made this dress is not to necessarily
made this dress is not to necessarily
made this dress is not to necessarily sell product or try to make a statement
sell product or try to make a statement
sell product or try to make a statement but it was actually to I guess generate
but it was actually to I guess generate
but it was actually to I guess generate a conversation and this conversation
a conversation and this conversation
a conversation and this conversation really starts with a couple of key
really starts with a couple of key
really starts with a couple of key questions and those questions are number
questions and those questions are number
questions and those questions are number one what are the blinking lights and the
one what are the blinking lights and the
one what are the blinking lights and the blinking lights are actually Jasmine’s
blinking lights are actually Jasmine’s
blinking lights are actually Jasmine’s heartbeat so Jazlyn heartbeat is a is is
heartbeat so Jazlyn heartbeat is a is is
heartbeat so Jazlyn heartbeat is a is is this these lights are actually
this these lights are actually
this these lights are actually responding to the activation of the
responding to the activation of the
responding to the activation of the muscles throughout the heart that are
muscles throughout the heart that are
muscles throughout the heart that are pushing blood throughout an entire body
pushing blood throughout an entire body
pushing blood throughout an entire body so you actually if you conglomerate’s
so you actually if you conglomerate’s
so you actually if you conglomerate’s all of the signals from those you
all of the signals from those you
all of the signals from those you actually get what’s referred to as an
actually get what’s referred to as an
actually get what’s referred to as an electrocardiogram this is what doctors
electrocardiogram this is what doctors
electrocardiogram this is what doctors use to monitor your heart’s health
the next question is well how do you do
the next question is well how do you do this and we do this through the
this and we do this through the
this and we do this through the integration of sensors that we have in
integration of sensors that we have in
integration of sensors that we have in the shirt that are reading those signals
the shirt that are reading those signals
the shirt that are reading those signals and then we transport those signals and
and then we transport those signals and
and then we transport those signals and we turn on and off LEDs or light
we turn on and off LEDs or light
we turn on and off LEDs or light emitting diodes that we have integrated
emitting diodes that we have integrated
emitting diodes that we have integrated into the dress
into the dress
into the dress the next question is really the most
the next question is really the most
the next question is really the most important one and this is why I’m an
important one and this is why I’m an
important one and this is why I’m an educator this is though this is the
educator this is though this is the
educator this is though this is the thing that I’m looking for when I go out
thing that I’m looking for when I go out
thing that I’m looking for when I go out I teach in my classroom or I go out to
I teach in my classroom or I go out to
I teach in my classroom or I go out to public audiences and I talk and that is
public audiences and I talk and that is
public audiences and I talk and that is well what if you could do this and that
well what if you could do this and that
well what if you could do this and that is again the most important question for
is again the most important question for
is again the most important question for me it’s what drives creativity it’s what
me it’s what drives creativity it’s what
me it’s what drives creativity it’s what sparks innovation and it really is going
sparks innovation and it really is going
sparks innovation and it really is going to start the conversation about what
to start the conversation about what
to start the conversation about what we’re gonna have today is if you had
we’re gonna have today is if you had
we’re gonna have today is if you had something like this what else could you
something like this what else could you
something like this what else could you do and so let’s first identify a problem
do and so let’s first identify a problem
do and so let’s first identify a problem and the problem is heart disease if you
and the problem is heart disease if you
and the problem is heart disease if you look around the room a lot of y’all are
look around the room a lot of y’all are
look around the room a lot of y’all are going to die from heart disease I’m
going to die from heart disease I’m
going to die from heart disease I’m sorry and in the South we actually have
sorry and in the South we actually have
sorry and in the South we actually have a really bad problem with this it’s
a really bad problem with this it’s
a really bad problem with this it’s actually we have we have a higher risk
actually we have we have a higher risk
actually we have we have a higher risk but yet if I look around the room I
but yet if I look around the room I
but yet if I look around the room I don’t see anyone that’s actually
don’t see anyone that’s actually
don’t see anyone that’s actually measuring their heart right now there’s
measuring their heart right now there’s
measuring their heart right now there’s nobody’s monitoring it the only person
nobody’s monitoring it the only person
nobody’s monitoring it the only person that I can actually tell that’s
that I can actually tell that’s
that I can actually tell that’s monitoring their heart is Jazlyn and
monitoring their heart is Jazlyn and
monitoring their heart is Jazlyn and that’s because I can see it but mind you
that’s because I can see it but mind you
that’s because I can see it but mind you we don’t want to see everyone’s heart
we don’t want to see everyone’s heart
we don’t want to see everyone’s heart beat that would be kind of annoying
beat that would be kind of annoying
beat that would be kind of annoying especially at night so what could we do
especially at night so what could we do
especially at night so what could we do to get everyone in here to monitor their
to get everyone in here to monitor their
to get everyone in here to monitor their heart in a very effective way in a very
heart in a very effective way in a very
heart in a very effective way in a very inexpensive way and that’s some of the
inexpensive way and that’s some of the
inexpensive way and that’s some of the questions that we try to ask and answer
questions that we try to ask and answer
questions that we try to ask and answer within a center that we have at North
within a center that we have at North
within a center that we have at North Carolina State University called assist
Carolina State University called assist
Carolina State University called assist and assist stands for the advanced self
and assist stands for the advanced self
and assist stands for the advanced self powered systems of integrated sensors
powered systems of integrated sensors
powered systems of integrated sensors and technologies in really short what
and technologies in really short what
and technologies in really short what we’re trying to do is we’re trying to
we’re trying to do is we’re trying to
we’re trying to do is we’re trying to create personal wellness systems so that
create personal wellness systems so that
create personal wellness systems so that you can monitor your own health and be
you can monitor your own health and be
you can monitor your own health and be more interactive with your healthcare
more interactive with your healthcare
more interactive with your healthcare provider and prevent and do preventative
provider and prevent and do preventative
provider and prevent and do preventative health care so it turns out that
health care so it turns out that
health care so it turns out that textiles actually plays a very critical
textiles actually plays a very critical
textiles actually plays a very critical role in this so you can think about
role in this so you can think about
role in this so you can think about things like you have a Fitbit directly
things like you have a Fitbit directly
things like you have a Fitbit directly embedded in within a shirt and the the
embedded in within a shirt and the the
embedded in within a shirt and the the shirt actually provides an
shirt actually provides an
shirt actually provides an interconnected network of devices that
interconnected network of devices that
interconnected network of devices that allows you to monitor what everything is
allows you to monitor what everything is
allows you to monitor what everything is going on inside your body in addition
going on inside your body in addition
going on inside your body in addition what happens is is that it’s really it
what happens is is that it’s really it
what happens is is that it’s really it turns out that it’s really easy to use
turns out that it’s really easy to use
turns out that it’s really easy to use in fact it’s as easy as putting on a
in fact it’s as easy as putting on a
in fact it’s as easy as putting on a shirt I think everyone did that here
shirt I think everyone did that here
shirt I think everyone did that here today right ok so an example is it is
today right ok so an example is it is
today right ok so an example is it is actually the shirt that I am wearing
actually the shirt that I am wearing
actually the shirt that I am wearing today so you can’t see it because it’s
today so you can’t see it because it’s
today so you can’t see it because it’s private to me
private to me
private to me it’s actually my undershirt of course
it’s actually my undershirt of course
it’s actually my undershirt of course are is transporting the data of my heart
are is transporting the data of my heart
are is transporting the data of my heart health into this tablet this tablet then
health into this tablet this tablet then
health into this tablet this tablet then sends this data off to SAS data
sends this data off to SAS data
sends this data off to SAS data analytics where they perform analysis on
analytics where they perform analysis on
analytics where they perform analysis on my heart beat on all the different
my heart beat on all the different
my heart beat on all the different muscle activations and they can try to
muscle activations and they can try to
muscle activations and they can try to and they’re trying to decipher all the
and they’re trying to decipher all the
and they’re trying to decipher all the different important features of my heart
different important features of my heart
different important features of my heart and they’re trying to relate this back
and they’re trying to relate this back
and they’re trying to relate this back to me so I can do something to make my
to me so I can do something to make my
to me so I can do something to make my heart healthier and they’re also
heart healthier and they’re also
heart healthier and they’re also relating it back to the health care
relating it back to the health care
relating it back to the health care provider so that they can inform me when
provider so that they can inform me when
provider so that they can inform me when I when I’m healthy what’s your name
I when I’m healthy what’s your name
I when I’m healthy what’s your name reddits can you hold my heartbeat please
reddits can you hold my heartbeat please
reddits can you hold my heartbeat please Thanks
Thanks
Thanks ok so it’s really this is really a neat
ok so it’s really this is really a neat
ok so it’s really this is really a neat technology but in almost ability how do
technology but in almost ability how do
technology but in almost ability how do you actually get this into everyone’s
you actually get this into everyone’s
you actually get this into everyone’s hands and the first thing to do is to
hands and the first thing to do is to
hands and the first thing to do is to actually go and put yourself into a
actually go and put yourself into a
actually go and put yourself into a doctor’s office scenario typically you
doctor’s office scenario typically you
doctor’s office scenario typically you call the doctor and you schedule an
call the doctor and you schedule an
call the doctor and you schedule an appointment you go the doctor and they
appointment you go the doctor and they
appointment you go the doctor and they take a very small snapshot of your
take a very small snapshot of your
take a very small snapshot of your health at that moment and then you they
health at that moment and then you they
health at that moment and then you they they send you on your way and then you
they send you on your way and then you
they send you on your way and then you repeat this process over and over and
repeat this process over and over and
repeat this process over and over and over it’s really simple and it’s and
over it’s really simple and it’s and
over it’s really simple and it’s and it’s pretty effective but if but it’s is
it’s pretty effective but if but it’s is
it’s pretty effective but if but it’s is it really effective enough to really
it really effective enough to really
it really effective enough to really monitor a health condition that’s so
monitor a health condition that’s so
monitor a health condition that’s so important such as your heart what we
important such as your heart what we
important such as your heart what we really want to do is we want to
really want to do is we want to
really want to do is we want to integrate a wearable technology like the
integrate a wearable technology like the
integrate a wearable technology like the shirt I’m wearing and we want to give
shirt I’m wearing and we want to give
shirt I’m wearing and we want to give this to somebody and we will and this
this to somebody and we will and this
this to somebody and we will and this this shirt will actually be made by
this shirt will actually be made by
this shirt will actually be made by somebody what I refer to as a fusion
somebody what I refer to as a fusion
somebody what I refer to as a fusion designer and this somebody that
designer and this somebody that
designer and this somebody that understands the goals and the challenges
understands the goals and the challenges
understands the goals and the challenges of both the electronics industry the
of both the electronics industry the
of both the electronics industry the textiles industry as well as the health
textiles industry as well as the health
textiles industry as well as the health industry somebody like Jasmine and
industry somebody like Jasmine and
industry somebody like Jasmine and Jasmine will end up making a shirt for
Jasmine will end up making a shirt for
Jasmine will end up making a shirt for you that you’ll send you’ll take home it
you that you’ll send you’ll take home it
you that you’ll send you’ll take home it will transport the data out to the cloud
will transport the data out to the cloud
will transport the data out to the cloud so somebody like SAS where they do the
so somebody like SAS where they do the
so somebody like SAS where they do the data analytics and then they push that
data analytics and then they push that
data analytics and then they push that data back
data back
data back you so you can understand it as well as
you so you can understand it as well as
you so you can understand it as well as to your healthcare provider and they
to your healthcare provider and they
to your healthcare provider and they call you when you need to go and
call you when you need to go and
call you when you need to go and schedule an appointment this is what we
schedule an appointment this is what we
schedule an appointment this is what we referred to as a closed-loop health
referred to as a closed-loop health
referred to as a closed-loop health system and this is really the important
system and this is really the important
system and this is really the important key towards preventive medicine but
key towards preventive medicine but
key towards preventive medicine but that’s that’s how you actually get it
that’s that’s how you actually get it
that’s that’s how you actually get it integrated now how do you actually get
integrated now how do you actually get
integrated now how do you actually get it produced and these are the some of
it produced and these are the some of
it produced and these are the some of the challenges that I see within the
the challenges that I see within the
the challenges that I see within the technology that we study on how we can
technology that we study on how we can
technology that we study on how we can improve the ability to put this into
improve the ability to put this into
improve the ability to put this into market and the first one the first
market and the first one the first
market and the first one the first challenge is manufacturing and so this
challenge is manufacturing and so this
challenge is manufacturing and so this was a recent trip that I took to San
was a recent trip that I took to San
was a recent trip that I took to San Pedro Sula Honduras where I was I was
Pedro Sula Honduras where I was I was
Pedro Sula Honduras where I was I was able to visit a t-shirt manufacturing
able to visit a t-shirt manufacturing
able to visit a t-shirt manufacturing facility in this facility they make four
facility in this facility they make four
facility in this facility they make four million t-shirts a month they actually
million t-shirts a month they actually
million t-shirts a month they actually have it’s it’s really amazing to see the
have it’s it’s really amazing to see the
have it’s it’s really amazing to see the scale the efficiency and the amount of
scale the efficiency and the amount of
scale the efficiency and the amount of volume that is coming out of a facility
volume that is coming out of a facility
volume that is coming out of a facility like this so as the so in a facility
like this so as the so in a facility
like this so as the so in a facility like this they actually haven’t in the
like this they actually haven’t in the
like this they actually haven’t in the very last step of the process they they
very last step of the process they they
very last step of the process they they have a room of 2,500 people where
have a room of 2,500 people where
have a room of 2,500 people where they’re literally doing their sewing the
they’re literally doing their sewing the
they’re literally doing their sewing the individual panels of your shirt together
individual panels of your shirt together
individual panels of your shirt together and then they put a logo or a label on
and then they put a logo or a label on
and then they put a logo or a label on it and they package it in a box and they
it and they package it in a box and they
it and they package it in a box and they ship it throughout the entire world so
ship it throughout the entire world so
ship it throughout the entire world so if you want to create a new technology
if you want to create a new technology
if you want to create a new technology that can be made into garments you have
that can be made into garments you have
that can be made into garments you have to go through a facility like this and
to go through a facility like this and
to go through a facility like this and so that’s the technology that we’ve
so that’s the technology that we’ve
so that’s the technology that we’ve developed in my lab is is literally
developed in my lab is is literally
developed in my lab is is literally putting the electronics in the logo that
putting the electronics in the logo that
putting the electronics in the logo that is typically put into a garment so the
is typically put into a garment so the
is typically put into a garment so the logo is made of a material that you’ve
logo is made of a material that you’ve
logo is made of a material that you’ve literally iron on and so we are doing
literally iron on and so we are doing
literally iron on and so we are doing iron-on electronics you can easily
iron-on electronics you can easily
iron-on electronics you can easily customize this within the within the
customize this within the within the
customize this within the within the garment in a lot of different ways so
garment in a lot of different ways so
garment in a lot of different ways so for example the shirt I’m wearing but we
for example the shirt I’m wearing but we
for example the shirt I’m wearing but we can also put other types of devices in
can also put other types of devices in
can also put other types of devices in there like this light emitting diode and
there like this light emitting diode and
there like this light emitting diode and we can stretch these garments back and
we can stretch these garments back and
we can stretch these garments back and forth and they’re really durable and we
forth and they’re really durable and we
forth and they’re really durable and we can and we can wash them just like you
can and we can wash them just like you
can and we can wash them just like you can raw you can regularly wash your
can raw you can regularly wash your
can raw you can regularly wash your shirt the next big challenge is related
shirt the next big challenge is related
shirt the next big challenge is related to supply chain and the textile the
to supply chain and the textile the
to supply chain and the textile the textile
textile
textile a chain and the electronic supply chain
a chain and the electronic supply chain
a chain and the electronic supply chain are both global so they’re very similar
are both global so they’re very similar
are both global so they’re very similar in that way but there are volumes their
in that way but there are volumes their
in that way but there are volumes their taxes as you chip from one country to
taxes as you chip from one country to
taxes as you chip from one country to another country their timelines they’re
another country their timelines they’re
another country their timelines they’re all completely different they’re out of
all completely different they’re out of
all completely different they’re out of sync and in addition if you want to make
sync and in addition if you want to make
sync and in addition if you want to make a shirt that’s customizable to you you
a shirt that’s customizable to you you
a shirt that’s customizable to you you don’t want to have to ship it all the
don’t want to have to ship it all the
don’t want to have to ship it all the way halfway across the world and then
way halfway across the world and then
way halfway across the world and then get it shipped back to you by that time
get it shipped back to you by that time
get it shipped back to you by that time it’s it’s irrelevant to you so for this
it’s it’s irrelevant to you so for this
it’s it’s irrelevant to you so for this reason it’s really kind of a driving
reason it’s really kind of a driving
reason it’s really kind of a driving force for what we refer to as local
force for what we refer to as local
force for what we refer to as local manufacturing and this is the this is
manufacturing and this is the this is
manufacturing and this is the this is something that is coming back to the
something that is coming back to the
something that is coming back to the United States where you can actually
United States where you can actually
United States where you can actually have all the different components of
have all the different components of
have all the different components of your garment made in a close proximity
your garment made in a close proximity
your garment made in a close proximity to where you’re at the next big
to where you’re at the next big
to where you’re at the next big challenge is and probably the greatest
challenge is and probably the greatest
challenge is and probably the greatest challenge is that is the fact that we’re
challenge is that is the fact that we’re
challenge is that is the fact that we’re dealing with two conflicting industries
dealing with two conflicting industries
dealing with two conflicting industries specifically the in the electronics
specifically the in the electronics
specifically the in the electronics industry and the textiles industry the
industry and the textiles industry the
industry and the textiles industry the goals are completely different in fact
goals are completely different in fact
goals are completely different in fact the electronics industry they’re just
the electronics industry they’re just
the electronics industry they’re just trying to make the cell phone that’s in
trying to make the cell phone that’s in
trying to make the cell phone that’s in your pocket to be as efficient as
your pocket to be as efficient as
your pocket to be as efficient as possible and lasts as long as possible
possible and lasts as long as possible
possible and lasts as long as possible the textiles industry we’ve been around
the textiles industry we’ve been around
the textiles industry we’ve been around for a thousands of years trying to make
for a thousands of years trying to make
for a thousands of years trying to make the shirt that you’re wearing as
the shirt that you’re wearing as
the shirt that you’re wearing as comfortable as possible in the in
comfortable as possible in the in
comfortable as possible in the in whatever environment that you want to be
whatever environment that you want to be
whatever environment that you want to be in what the challenge is is is to create
in what the challenge is is is to create
in what the challenge is is is to create multidisciplinary people that understand
multidisciplinary people that understand
multidisciplinary people that understand the goals and the challenges of each one
the goals and the challenges of each one
the goals and the challenges of each one of these communities and its people like
of these communities and its people like
of these communities and its people like Jazlyn that we’re trying to create and
Jazlyn that we’re trying to create and
Jazlyn that we’re trying to create and what what we have around here is a
what what we have around here is a
what what we have around here is a really kind of a special opportunity we
really kind of a special opportunity we
really kind of a special opportunity we have places like the College of textiles
have places like the College of textiles
have places like the College of textiles we have resources through the
we have resources through the
we have resources through the cutting-edge technology that we have in
cutting-edge technology that we have in
cutting-edge technology that we have in places like the assist center and that
places like the assist center and that
places like the assist center and that we have the broad network of people
we have the broad network of people
we have the broad network of people within the local area around us that can
within the local area around us that can
within the local area around us that can make the people like Jazlyn that start
make the people like Jazlyn that start
make the people like Jazlyn that start the conversation and make us ask what if
the conversation and make us ask what if
the conversation and make us ask what if you could do this and with that I’d like
you could do this and with that I’d like
you could do this and with that I’d like to say thank you to Jazlyn and I’d also
to say thank you to Jazlyn and I’d also
to say thank you to Jazlyn and I’d also like thank you all for coming
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