Asics has announced an agreement with Cityzen Sciences to conduct joint research into and development of smart textiles for sports apparel. France-based Cityzen Sciences specializes in the development of smart textiles, and the project aims at combining this knowledge with the sports expertise cultivated by Asics to produce and market sports apparel. Specifically, the project is intended to develop textiles that reduce the burden on the user and can monitor body signals such as body temperature, breathing and pulse rate, as well as indicators of physical exertion. The Japanese sports brand plans to focus particularly on the development of running shirts made primarily of smart textiles.

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