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.
| 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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| Naturalmat mattresses made with recycled denim
Naturalmat, based in the U.K., offers sustainably made mattresses and bed linens, utilizing materials such as coconut fibers and recycled denim.
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| 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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| PFAS testing: What textile companies need to know
No one test can do everything
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| Smart necklace could help stroke patients speak
The device was created to help patients communicate in a more natural way, without surgery or brain implants.
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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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