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AFFOA Partners with National Family, Consumer Sciences Education leaders
June 30th, 2023
The Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) Manufacturing Innovation Institute is partnering with the leadership of Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) programs across the United States to ensure that the FCS textile curriculum is recognized as a valuable entry point to STEM-based careers in advanced functional fabrics. AFFOA's Education and Workforce Development (EWD) Team envisions a world […]
Kodak opens Textile Test Facility
June 29th, 2023
Kodak announces the opening of its Textile Test Facility which will provide a comprehensive range of testing services to textile developers, manufacturers and academic institutions to assess specific properties and performance attributes of fabrics. The offering leverages Kodak's infrastructure and expertise in advanced materials and chemicals and is an extension of the company's recent initiative […]
Lectra joins the United Nations Global Compact
June 28th, 2023
Lectra supports the transformation of fashion, automotive and furniture companies by providing them with technological solutions that accelerate their transition to a more efficient and more sustainable Industry 4.0. In February, as part of the launch of its new roadmap, Lectra confirmed the importance of CSR in its strategy and presented its new priority measures […]
Data, legislation, climate crisis in focus at Better Cotton Conference
June 27th, 2023
Better Cotton has concluded its annual conference, which was held from 21-22 June in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The in-person and online event attracted more than 350 industry stakeholders from 38 countries around the world, and explored four key themes: Climate Action, Sustainable Livelihoods, Data & Traceability, and Regenerative Agriculture. On the opening day, following a […]
Timing a great idea
June 26th, 2023
I have a confession to make. My editorial calendar is prepared at least six months before it kicks in, and it sometimes happens that I have a great idea for a feature, but before we hit the month designated for articles covering this great idea, it’s apparent that I’ve already covered it. My explanation for […]
Electronic skin offers tactile feedback
June 26th, 2023
The WeTac system consists of a thin, skin-friendly palm patch. Photo: The City University of Hong Kong (CityU). A team of researchers at the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has recently introduced a thin, wearable electronic “skin” that provides tactile feedback to users in virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) environments. Called “WeTac,” the wireless […]
Ocean plastic now used for thermal insulation
June 26th, 2023
Ocean bound plastics constitute a big risk for the environment; they make up as much as 80 percent of plastic pollution in the oceans. A new product, Ecodown Fibers Ocean, is Ocean Cycle-certified and made at Thermore’s state-of-the-art production site in Hong Kong. The product is soft and highly resistant to clumping, as are previously […]
The innovation ecosystem in advanced textiles
June 26th, 2023
The Novamont Group based in Italy was created to pursue the integration of chemistry and agriculture. Its innovative Mater-Bi is a family of bioplastics that’s biodegradable even at low temperatures, does not release microplastics into the environment and has no eco-toxic effects. Photo: Novamont. Billionaire investor Raymond Dalio, founder and chairman of Bridgewater Associates, an American investment […]
Thread-like pumps can be woven into clothes
June 26th, 2023
Photo: Soft Transducers Laboratory, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). Many fluid-based wearable assistive technologies today require a large and noisy pump that is impractical, if not impossible, to integrate into clothing, so wearable devices are routinely tethered to unwearable pumps. But researchers at the Soft Transducers Laboratory (LMTS) in the School of Engineering, École […]
Pulcra Chemicals, Inditex develop Sustineri Coloring
June 22nd, 2023
Pulcra Chemicals and Inditex developed Sustineri Coloring, a combined pretreatment and dyeing process for cotton and polyester/cotton resulting in water, time and energy savings. This process is the result of a joint research between Pulcra Chemicals and Inditex with the goal to mitigate the impact of standard dyeing processes and to reduce the use of […]