The Textile Resource for Specialty Fabrics and Product Innovation
March 31, 2023 
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HEIQ - XReflect, thinner, lighter, warmer
Teflon - EcoElite
eVent - Waterproof Technology
CORDURA Forever Knit Fabric
MMI Textiles
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA - Arc'teryx Partners with UBC on Next Generation of Water - Oil Repellent Fabric. Fabrics are being fabricated without the use of PFCs, as the toxicity of PFCs can remain in the environment for hundreds of years.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY RESEARCH - Wearable Mask Technology utilizes "wearable freeze-dried cell-free" (wFDCF) fabrics integrated into masks or lab clothing that is capable of identifying pathathogens and toxins, including detecting SARS-COVID from a patient's breath.
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME - SpydaSilk Research leads to commerciliation of Kraig Labs SpydaSilk. Until now scientists haven't been able to assemble spider silk's genetic proteins into a cost effective fiber with desired properties.
YALE UNIVERSITY - Innovative Robotic Fibers Transform Fabrics into 3D Androids. - The fabric stiffens or softens depending on the temperature, and can be designed with a memory to change shape and return to its original shape.
DREXEL UNIVERSITY - New Age Textile Shield Advanced research offers coated fabric with electromagnetic pollution protection. The project utilizes MXene, a conductive two-dimensional coating materialmdiscovered at Drexel in 2011.
| Electronic Second Skins Are the Wearables of the Future
Flexible e-skins could be used to measure wearers’ blood pressure, temperature, and oxygen levels in real time, assisting with diagnoses and health care.
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| Sweden's Renewcell produces new fibre material with Andritz
Renewcell has produced a fibre material with the ADuro textile fibre preparation system from Andritz. The process produces pure dissolving pulp from 100 per cent textile waste.
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| France's Carbios & Novozymes join hands for PET biorecycling
The partnership supports the large-scale industrial deployment of Carbios’ patented PET-recycling technology starting with Carbios’ future industrial reference unit, which will be the world’s first biological PET-recycling plant.
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| Lubrizol displays SilSense for car seat covers at India's Auto Expo
SilSense has low volatile organic compound (VOC) as it is produced through a cleaner, solvent-free process than other products currently used in the market for vegan synthetic leather.
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| Canada's Kapsul Tech unveils shirt with protective collar for athletes
Athletes experience repetitive G forces that can cause force and fatigue damage to the muscles and tissues of the neck. Kapsul Atlas can also reduce muscle fatigue and fatigue-related injuries.
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| The fashion industry's dirtiest secret
Every year 100 billion apparel items are created — enough for every person on Earth to get 14 new pieces of clothing each year, and more than double the clothing produced in 2000.
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