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December 18, 2023
…standards development. Smart fabrics and wearables are part of advanced textiles, which are defined by their functionality and performance characteristics. COVID-19 has necessitated the need for advanced textiles and the…
December 18, 2023
…Sample fibers, which are cotton on one side and conductive polymer on the other. Photo: Washington State University. Electrically conductive “smart fabrics” have many potential applications, but their…
December 11, 2023
…IPC’s A-teams, such as those for standards IPC-8921-A and IPC-8911. Creating a smart textile ecosystem The Smart Textile Alliance (STA) exemplifies this approach, according to founder and CEO Christian Dalsgaard….
December 11, 2023
…not all that far away from a 30-year marker for smart fabrics. Are we in a similar situation with smart textile products and e-textiles? They’re still not that widely available…
November 27, 2023
…the lunar surface during the Artemis IV mission. Photo: NASA. NASA has a long history of backing the research necessary to deliver fabrics that could withstand the extraordinary rigors of…
November 27, 2023
…Researchers at DITF believe sensor yarns will be significant in many applications including for chronic wound care and vital sign monitoring. Photo: DITF. Smart textiles have so much…
November 27, 2023
…An array of narrow fabrics from Bally Ribbon Mills that are used in Space. From left, Vectran yarn used in webbing for space habitats and deceleration systems for…
November 13, 2023
…Dr. Sasha Stolyarov, CEO, Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) described the vision AFFOA has for “textiles 2.0,” which brings fibers/textiles together with semi-conductors and advanced materials to create fibers…
November 13, 2023
…Smart door trim showing some of the application areas for smart textiles in automotive door trim from Inteva. Photo: Marie O’Mahony Many of the developments in smart textiles…
November 13, 2023
…smart materials, e-textiles, wearables. I remember a time when the biggest challenge in e-textiles and wearable applications was getting beyond wires, essentially, being woven among the fibers to make an…
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