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Conagen develops debondable adhesive for textiles and soft materials from natural bioingredients

July 12, 2023

…When more than 92 million tons of textile waste are landfilled annually, new solutions are needed to enable fabric reworking in manufacturing and recycling on a mass scale. Conagen,…

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The innovation ecosystem in advanced textiles

June 26, 2023

…These include analytical capability, communication and human interaction skills, marketing expertise and a solid grasp of financial requirements. Research in the advanced textile sector Advanced textiles can be categorized as…

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Gainsborough partners with AO Textiles

June 21, 2023

…Gainsborough and AO Textiles collaborate to offer a unique service combining a natural dye color consultancy with bespoke jacquard woven textile production. Together they have developed techniques that…

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Smart Fabrics Conference: Part II

June 12, 2023

…The North Carolina Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program (DMCSP), described at the 2023 Smart Fabrics Summit, is an innovation ecosystem for smart textiles research, development and production in…

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Mattress textiles could be used to make EV batteries

June 12, 2023

…Electrodes in the lithium batteries that will power tomorrow’s electric vehicles could be made from recycled mattress textiles. In a three-year study at the National Institute for Materials…

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Super-charged smart textile can multi-task

June 12, 2023

…Scientists have developed a simple metallic coating treatment for clothing or wearable textiles which can repair itself, repel bacteria from the wearer and even monitor a person’s electrocardiogram…

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The life-changing possibilities for biomedical textiles

May 22, 2023

…implantable fabric robots. Photo: Janet Preus. The pandemic heightened the public’s awareness of textile substrates and elevated the value of textiles in everyone’s eyes, but relatively few know of breakthrough…

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The Smart Fabrics Conference 2023

May 8, 2023

…again organized by the Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) and the Wilson College of Textiles, North Carolina State University (NC State) in Raleigh, N.C. The event took place on the NC…

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RE-SOURCE: Textile performance inspired by nature

April 25, 2023

…been core brand principles, in place for more than 150 years: developing innovative textiles for use in and in harmony with nature. For the Schoeller brand, textile innovation means creating…

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The future of polyester (as we know it)

April 24, 2023

…for more sustainable textiles, combined with a volatile supply chain for petroleum-based materials, may threaten polyester’s dominance. Fiber2Fashion estimates polyester’s market share will reduce to 56.36 percent by 2025, amidst…

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