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May 12, 2026 
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Outdoor Retailer Snow Show 2023 featured 400 exhibitors and
welcomed over 6,000 attendees.
Sustainability, safety, and improved performance were at the forefront for insulations at the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show 2023, held January 10 - 12, at Salt Lake City, Utah. The Show returned to Salt Lake City after being held in Denver for 5 years. The show featured 400 global brands and more than 6,000 attendees. Insulations continued the move away from the use of waterproofing containing PCF (per- and polyfluorinated chemicals) and other forever chemicals. In addition to advancing environmental safety, sustainability in insulations is being achieved by new technology and the use of natural and recycled materials. All this has occurred while improving performance.
HEIQ - XReflect, thinner, lighter, warmer
Teflon - EcoElite
eVent - Waterproof Technology
CORDURA Forever Knit Fabric
MMI Textiles
How collaborative projects may change the future of textiles - Manufacturing smart textile technologies requires adopting new materials and methods, smoother and more extensive innovation-production connections, and a technically skilled workforce.
US' Collins Aerospace tests NASA Space Station Suit in weightlessness - Collins Aerospace has achieved a significant milestone in NASA's design process by completing a key milestone for the development of a next-generation spacesuit
| Water-repellent textile finish research uses cottonseed oil
Much work in the textile industry is happening regarding removing PFAS and formaldehyde from finishes to create greener alternatives.
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| PFAS testing: What textile companies need to know
No one test can do everything
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| Composites provide durability and longevity
Sporting goods and footwear markets benefit from 3D textiles.
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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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| 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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