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Sympatex launches Seamless Climate Technology

September 9, 2015

…Sympatex Technologies, Unterföhring, Germany-based developer of high-tech functional apparel fabrics, will introduce a further development of its Sympatex Climate Technology at Milan’s winter Lineapelle, an international exhibition of leather,…

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Will graphene disrupt the textile industry?

August 21, 2015

…little incentive for R&D in consumer textiles. Today, textile innovation is being driven primarily by the industrial sector, bringing us performance textiles, protective textiles, smart textiles, and eco textiles—some of…

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Smart textile market to see dramatic growth

August 21, 2015

…The global market for smart textiles and fabrics is expected to be valued at $1.59 billion by 2020, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 24.1 percent from…

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High tech and here to stay

August 7, 2015

…the patient to monitor his or her own status and smart textiles respond to a patient’s needs—sometimes without the patient even knowing it. O’Mahony’s article also discusses how designers are…

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Vital signs to watch in medical textiles

August 7, 2015

…garment is being shown at Smarter. Faster. Tougher. sportswear exhibition at DX Toronto until 12th October 2015. The majority of research and development in smart materials research and development come…

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Dunn Mfg. unveils SMART Tiers fabric

July 31, 2015

…Monroe, N.C.-based fabric developer Dunn Manufacturing introduces SMART Tiers athletic wear featuring a two-tier fabric using two different fibers: one propels moisture through the hydrophobic layer into the outer…

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What to wear to Mars

July 24, 2015

…our first effort looking at high-tech, new fabrics made of existing materials but redesigned with polyester microfibers,” Orndoff says. “We’re looking at lighter weight materials too. Reduction in mass and…

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Smaller, “smarter” and versatile

July 24, 2015

…less and a woven selvage on each side. Narrow fabrics found use early on as hatbands, in corsets and lingerie, and have found more recent use as pack webbing, rifle…

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Product, then procurement: MUST

July 24, 2015

…Mary Hennessy, president of Industrial Fabrics Association International, has provided this guest editorial. Something very exciting and potentially game-changing is occurring in the military market: IFAI members will soon…

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U.K. team replicates natural camouflage

July 24, 2015

…in the U.K. have developed smart materials that behave like an artificial skin and can mimic the camouflage of cephalopods, such as squid. The development has potential applications for military…

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