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Growing color through bacterial pigmentation
July 13th, 2026
A garment made with a textile with bacterial pigmentation. Photo: Nicholas Calcott. As the textile industry faces increasing scrutiny over the environmental costs of dyeing and finishing, New York, N.Y.-based design studio OXMAN explores whether color can be cultivated rather than applied. The latest textile research of the studio, “Vigils,” investigates a process in which pigmented bacteria grow directly […]
Connecting to the body with bio-based textiles and biosensors
July 13th, 2026
WINT Design Lab built a demonstrator jacket from cow gut tissue using robotic yarn laying and lamination. Photo: WINT Design Lab. Berlin-based design and research firm WINT Design Lab envisions, prototypes and designs regenerative futures through devices and biotextiles that allow humans to connect with their bodies more, and free themselves from fossil materials that […]
It is the details
July 13th, 2026
I spent a good portion of my life directing theater. I frequently told my cast (and crew), “It is the details, it is the details, it is the details.” The wrong shoes with a period suit spoils the illusion. So does rushing a pause or a late entrance. But a perfectly timed laugh line or […]
From prototype to product
July 13th, 2026
Researchers from North Carolina State University and Rice University have created a non-toxic, stretchable battery that operates by extracting moisture from the ambient environment. The batteries could be useful in IoT applications. Image: Rajaram Kaveti. The Global Electronics Association through its IPC standardization efforts has been a driving force in global electronics standardization for nearly […]
AFFOA names Product Accelerator program awardees
July 13th, 2026
The Advanced Functional Fabrics of America Inc. (AFFFOA) has announced that The Lycra Company, Gentex Corporation, Ecotune, and MacroCycle Technologies have been selected as awardees in the third round of its Product Accelerator for Functional Fabrics (PAFF 3.0) program. The goal of the PAFF 3.0 program is to address critical technical and manufacturing challenges by providing […]
Discounted registration rates available for Advanced Textiles Expo 2026
July 10th, 2026
Through Sept. 3, get early bird registration rates for Advanced Textiles Expo®, Nov. 3–5 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., and the Emerging Technologies (ET) Conference Nov. 2. Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) members get in for $69, non-members $169. For ET Conference, early bird rates are $525 for members and $725 for […]
HKRITA signs MoU with Jeanologia and Looptworks to establish circular textile ecosystem
July 9th, 2026
From left: Begoña García, global director of sustainable innovation, Jeanologia; Jake Koh, CEO, HKRITA; and Scott Hamlin, founder and CEO, Looptworks. The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding with two global partners, Jeanologia and Looptworks, to establish the Green Machine Circular Textile Ecosystem, a collaboration […]
WeatherMAX introduces technical guides, resources for outdoor performance fabric industry
July 8th, 2026
Image: Safety Components Safety Components Fabric Technologies Inc., a global leader in technology-driven fabric solutions, announced that its leading outdoor performance fabric brand, WeatherMAX®, has released a new series of product infographics and educational guides. Designed for manufacturers, fabricators, dealers, designers and consumers, the infographics simplify technical information into clear visual references that can be […]
New Mexico small business organizations file lawsuit challenging PFAS labeling regulation
July 7th, 2026
Several small business organizations in New Mexico filed a lawsuit July 1 challenging a regulation from the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board requiring manufacturers to label products containing PFAS. The regulation, which was passed in March, requires manufacturers to display a universal symbol on any product containing intentionally added PFAS, beginning Jan. 1, 2027. The […]
U.S. textile groups unite behind trade incentive program to strengthen U.S. manufacturing
July 6th, 2026
Industry organizations representing U.S. textile manufacturers, apparel brands and retailers urged the Trump administration to adopt a newly developed textile and apparel trade incentive program they proposed in a joint submission to the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office (USTR) July 6. This is the first time these organizations have teamed up to publicly advocate for a […]