How textiles will fashion the future | Jim Owens | TEDxProvidence скачать в хорошем качестве

How textiles will fashion the future | Jim Owens | TEDxProvidence

Textiles are simultaneously one of the most ubiquitous, impactful, and unassuming technologies developed in human history. Technologist and entrepreneur Jim Owens explores how textile-integrated systems with the same potential for proliferation as those we wear every day will impact our lives and futures. Jim is a mission-driven systems expert working in service of a secure and equitable future. -Leader of a team focused on the rapid development, prototyping, and transition of novel textile-integrated systems for DOD and commercial customers -Deep experience with high-value networked sensor systems including the Indonesia Integrated Maritime Surveillance System (IMSS) and global Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking (SARSAT) systems -Educator and supporter of STEM education in Rhode Island -Mentor and supporter of impact-focused technology entrepreneurship This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx