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May 11, 2026 
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U.S. Textile Leaders Urge Industry to Raise Voices NOW for Sake of Industry's Future - If you're a producer or supplier to the US textile and apparel industry, you know the sector in recent months has found itself in crisis mode --again. This is a Call to Action.
Researchers develop new non-woven fabric made from fungus: 'It's kind of futuristic' - If you want your clothing and upholstery to be eco-friendly and not animal-based, you'll soon have a new option: fabric grown from fungus
Smart fabrics testing and standards under development - While specialized markets such as military, medical and sports are all in for smart fabric, the lack of standards and reliability, along with the expense of e-textiles, have proven hurdles to commercializations..
NAIST researchers develop CNT yarn for wearable devices - A research team has also been working on flexible wearable thermoelectric generators that produce electricity from body heat by sewing nanomaterial called carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into fabric.
These sensors are as fine as spider's silk and can monitor human health - The sensors are 50 times thinner than human hair and so lightweight that the scientists were able to print the fibre directly onto a dandelion without it collapsing.
| Mycelium could create living sensors and batteries
Researchers at Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, have created a tear-resistant living bioplastic based on fungal mycelium.
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| Stretchy sweat-activated yarn batteries developed for smart fabrics
Incorporating sweat-activated batteries into smart fabrics for athletic use may have jumped another hurdle.
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| Cephalopods influence soft robot research
University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers are developing a material that could one day be used in sensors and soft robotics applications.
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| Telavalue finds textile waste is a billion-dollar business
It’s an opportunity for European countries to work together on establishing the continent’s recycling ecosystem.
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| Finger bandage-like device can “feel the digital world”
Comprised of a series of nodes, the wrap helps create digital touch that replicates the way a human fingertip senses real-life touch.
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| Smart exoskeleton for dogs helps them walk again
The device “listens” to the dog’s body by using surface electromyographic sensors, known as sEMG sensors.
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