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August 12, 2026 
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HEIQ - XReflect, thinner, lighter, warmer
Teflon - EcoElite
eVent - Waterproof Technology
CORDURA Forever Knit Fabric
MMI Textiles
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.
| 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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| 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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| 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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| Geotextiles and geogrids mean longer-lasting roads
Could roads last 100 years?
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| Study shows advantages of new wound healing technology
As scientific understanding and technology have improved, so, too, have the approaches developed to aid wound healing and infection control.
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| Circular furniture designs
Modus Furniture, based in the U.K., produces furniture with sustainability in mind, offering a take-back program to ensure pieces have multiple life cycles.
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