On October 19, 2024, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) held the InnoTech Open Day × Alumni Homecoming 2024. Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems was invited to attend the Power of Innovation: PAIR Research Impact Exhibition at the Jockey Club Auditorium, showcasing two important research achievements: Wearable System with Alternating Cooling and Heating for Sport Recovery and Safe and Eco-friendly Antimicrobial Materials with High Efficiency.
The exhibition amalgamates diverse formats including physical displays, guided explanations, and hands-on experiences, offering invaluable opportunities for staff, students, alumni, innovative entrepreneurs, industry partners, and researchers to explore collaborative prospects.
Later that same day, Prof. TAO, the Director of RI-IWEAR, delivered a keynote address at the PolyU PAIR InnoTech Forum. She presented the latest advancements in research and the transformative applications in smart wearables and advanced textile technology, clinical applications in sports medicine and textile engineering, smart wearable robotics, biomimetic elastic fiber devices, and high-performance fiber sportswear, highlighting the innovations and technologies in medical-social collaboration, health and well-being, and artificial intelligence.