Asha Peta Thompson

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Asha Peta Thompson
Alma materBirmingham City University
Central Saint Martins
Employer(s)Brunel University London
Intelligent Textiles Limited
Known forInventing smart textiles
Wearable technology

Asha Peta Thompson is a British entrepreneur and textile designer. She is the co-founder and director of Intelligent Textiles, who create wearable technology including e-uniforms for infantry.

Early life and education

Peta Thompson studied fashion at

pressure sores.[4]

Career

Peta Thompson develops electronic textiles.

MP3 player into a jacket.[2]

Peta Thompson learnt that soldiers have to carry over 60 AA batteries and often suffer from tangled charging cables.[12] Instead, Intelligent Textiles Limited looked to develop electronic textiles that could be retro-fitted into military uniform.[13] They own over 17 patents and several trademarks.[14][15] Limited Peta Thompson pitched their idea, Broadsword, to the Canadian Armed Forces.[16] The United States Army and United States Marine Corps also became interested.[16] They were supported by BAE Systems and the Centre for Defence Enterprise.[8][9] Their e-uniforms significantly reduce the weight carried by infantry, and went into trials in 2015.[17][18]

She has appeared on The Bottom Line and

BBC Woman's Hour.[19][20]

References

  1. ^ "Intelligent Textiles: how solutions find their problems - Intellectual Property Office blog". ipo.blog.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Digitize Your Clothes: Look Smart in Intelligent Textiles". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Innovation: Let's hear it for the girls". MPA Group. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  4. ISBN 9781472569158
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  5. ISSN 0261-3077
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  6. S2CID 14936457
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  7. ^ Lee, Tommy. "Starting smart with e-textiles". T.EVO News. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  8. ^ a b c d e "UK innovators: ready to launch". Financial Times. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  9. ^ a b Innovate UK (9 September 2014), Intelligent Textiles - reducing the weight burden of soldiers, retrieved 21 February 2019
  10. ^ "Warm reception for seriously smart yarn". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 May 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  11. ISBN 9781350045064
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  12. ^ "Stuff Talks #3 – the knitter who's creating military-level wearable tech". Stuff. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  13. ISSN 0307-1235
    . Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  14. ^ www.technicaltextile.net. "Intelligent Textiles, Fabric Technology, Smart Use of fabrics". www.technicaltextile.net. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  15. ^ "Asha Peta-Thompson Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  16. ^ a b "Smart fabrics for 21st century Soldiers". The Manufacturer. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  17. ISSN 0307-1235
    . Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  18. ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  19. ^ "The Bottom Line - Wearable technology". OpenLearn. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  20. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Nandi Bhebhe, Julie Burchill, Knife crime, Innovation, Lake District". BBC. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
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