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Flo Mask offers reusable protection

September 12, 2022

…N95. However, as part of the Mask Innovation Challenge, the product has been through the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s testing protocol. Results are available on YouTube….

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Haartz and GTT revolutionize waterless textiles

September 8, 2022

…world leaders in scaling finished fabric technologies through world-class manufacturing and testing facilities. With their various product categories, including apparel, furniture and automotive, our partnership brings textile innovation to North…

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What to know about e-textile standards 

August 22, 2022

…the process.    As part of the development of this standard, the task group developed IPC-8971, Requirements for Electrical Testing of Printed Electronics on Textiles, as well as a new IPC Test Method, Conductor…

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Breaking out of the bubble

July 25, 2022

…heat needed to seal over the stitching. The end result exceeded the requirements, with bellows that retracted to seven inches and extended to 14 feet. With thorough testing, it could…

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New fire shelters could better protect wildland firefighters

July 11, 2022

…new, better shelters. In addition, they hope the findings will inform new standards for shelter design and testing. “For the wildland firefighter, deploying a shelter is the last thing they…

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Textile-based filter could remove carbon dioxide

June 27, 2022

…tools for speeding chemical reactions. The findings from initial laboratory testing represent a step forward in the development of a possible new carbon capture technology that could reduce carbon dioxide emissions from…

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Major support for smart textile R&D announced

June 27, 2022

…program’s Testing and Evaluation Partner. Lincoln Laboratory has a history and close association with the Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) and chose to bring AFFOA in as a collaborator…

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Scientists develop enzyme that breaks down PET 

May 23, 2022

…a single week, according to a study published in Nature.Testing included 51 different post-consumer plastic containers, five different polyester fibers and textiles, as well as PET water bottles. All were…

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From concept to market success

May 23, 2022

…my belief and desire to deliver a better product to the patients in his care and beyond.”   Next steps? Further testing, sampling, achieving scale efficiencies, moving from prototyping machinery to…

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A startup ecosystem

May 9, 2022

…which enlisted a startup to help with marketing.  Startups can also provide services to industry by serving as contract research and testing laboratories. This model is gaining momentum as many…

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