WearNex — Work & InsightsWearNex helps innovators, brands and researchers turn wearable and e-textile concepts into manufacturable products, from early concept through prototyping, engineering, IP and production readiness.https://wearnex.co.uk/en-gbE-textiles are entering the validation erahttps://wearnex.co.uk/work/e-textile-heart-rate-monitoring-ecg-validation/https://wearnex.co.uk/work/e-textile-heart-rate-monitoring-ecg-validation/New research compares a smart garment-integrated e-textile heart rate monitor with 3-lead ECG during running, showing strong agreement across speeds.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTResearchNewsE-textile ValidationSmart GarmentsTextile ElectrodesWearable ECGWearable Heart Rate AccuracyElectronic Textilesinfo@wearnex.co.ukGarmin's CIRQA backtrack shows the screenless tracker market is getting crowdedhttps://wearnex.co.uk/work/garmins-cirqa-backtrack-screenless-tracker-market/https://wearnex.co.uk/work/garmins-cirqa-backtrack-screenless-tracker-market/Garmin's Cirqa backtrack on free heart rate data points to a crowded screenless tracker market, and why sensing may be the differentiator.Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTOpinionWearable TechnologySensorsMarket Analysisinfo@wearnex.co.ukNew research: the real barriers stopping e-textiles scaling to productionhttps://wearnex.co.uk/work/e-textile-scaling-barriers-research/https://wearnex.co.uk/work/e-textile-scaling-barriers-research/Peer-reviewed research led by WearNex founder Michael John Lynch reveals the real barriers to scaling e-textile production and the fixes that actually help.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTResearchE-textilesManufacturingIntellectual Propertyinfo@wearnex.co.uk