Motorcycle denim created for protection and comfort

July 29, 2024  |  What's New?

Armalith®, touted as “the world’s strongest denim” by its French manufacturer, announces testing results that describe the product’s seven levels of protection, ranging from the most everyday uses (micro-mobility) to the most extreme (Moto GP). They are expressed by a maximum speed of resis…
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Partnership develops new cooling technology 

July 15, 2024  |  What's New?

Liberta Co. Ltd., based in Tokyo, Japan, has recently launched HYO-GEKI α, an upgraded version of HYO-GEKI FREEZE TECH cooling wear, combining fabric made with the polymer-based temperature control material Comformer®️ by Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. and Cool Touch Printing technology by Utax Co.…
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Nautilus Defense announces e-textile breakthrough 

July 15, 2024  |  What's New?

Rhode Island defense technology company Nautilus Defense announces a critical advancement in the field of electronic textiles by successfully demonstrating the world's first direct die attach of chiplets to embroidered conductive yarns at a 180µm pitch, a space between yarns that is as thin as a si…
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Passive cooling fabric protects from thermal radiation

June 24, 2024  |  What's New?

In efforts to counter rising heat waves induced by climate change, researchers have created a wearable fabric that can reduce heat from the sun and thermal radiation from nearby buildings. The fabric, named spectrally selective hierarchical fabric (SSHF), selectively emits mid-infrared radiation thr…
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Bally Ribbon Mills partners with NASA

May 27, 2024  |  What's New?

Bally Ribbon Mills designs, develops, and manufactures specialized engineered woven fabrics, which include high-performance products with 3-D woven joints, thermal protection systems (TPS), and other 3-D structures. In partnership with NASA, BRM recently developed the 3D Orthogonally woven 3DMAT Qu…
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Based on user’s data, elbow brace is customized

May 13, 2024  |  What's New?

The +/- Brace is a user-centered, customizable elbow brace produced by combining additive 3D printing and subtractive laser-cutting technology. Designed by Nils Sorger during an internship at WertelOberfell, the brace is pain relieving, promoting comfort and reducing the risk of injury or irritati…
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Machine learning used to create a fabric touch sensor

May 13, 2024  |  What's New?

A new study from NC State University combines three-dimensional embroidery techniques with machine learning to create a fabric-based sensor that can control electronic devices through touch. Integrated into the fabric of a piece of clothing, the sensor can activate and control electronic devices li…
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Nanodiamonds used in high tech textiles for cooling 

May 13, 2024  |  What's New?

Researchers from RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) are using nanodiamonds to develop high-tech textiles that can help people wearing the textile cool down faster. In the study, they coated the fabric made from cotton with nanodiamonds using electrospinning, a voltage-driven technology…
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Robotic glove for rehabilitation introduced

April 22, 2024  |  What's New?

Shenzhen XFT Medical Ltd. (XFT Medical) and U.K. product design and development company Industrial Design Consultancy Ltd. (IDC) have partnered to launch the Hand Rehabilitation Glove, a training device designed to aid patients recovering from strokes or hand disabilities. The neoprene glove combin…
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New soft robots could self-navigate unknown spaces

March 25, 2024  |  What's New?

Researchers have developed a new soft robot design that engages in three simultaneous behaviors: rolling forward, spinning like a record, and following a path that orbits around a central point. The device, which operates without human or computer control, holds promise for developing soft robotic t…
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