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.
| Tensioned textile lamp could lead to smart fabrics in cars
The lamp features a stretchy tensioned textile that turns on the lamp when pressed and adjusts the intensity and light temperature based on the location & strength of a person’s touch.
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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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| Scientists put a powerful computer inside a single thread
Scientists have been working for some time to embed this technology into textiles for unobtrusive connectivity.
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| Researchers synthesize polyester from safer BPA alternative
A team of chemists, data scientists, toxicologists and material experts at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University wanted to find safer alternatives to bisphenol A (BPA).
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| Kolorful Kanvas creates protective, tailored robot skin
The need was to protect a robotic arm from desert heat, UV rays and dust.
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