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Sensoria® Fitness socks on the market

May 8, 2015

…“The Garment is the Computer®,” the smart socks are embedded with proprietary textile sensors that are soft, comfortable, durable and machine washable, according to the company. Sensoria socks are powered…

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Wearables infringement claim names well-known brands

April 24, 2015

…the existence of “unauthorized manufacturing” relating to its patents is interfering with its ability to build their management team and raise capital for its own products, namely the Smart Shirt….

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Smart-shoes system designed for performance

April 10, 2015

…endeavor is a smart-shoes system named “Orphe,” which is designed for performance that functions both as a customizable lighting system and a musical instrument/audio-visual controller. The 9-axis sensors embedded in…

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FabricLink honors 2015 innovators

April 10, 2015

…climate cools, the fibers release the stored heat back to the wearer. Schoeller ® WB400 soft-shells with memory foam. Sustainably produced elastic fabrics by Swiss company Schoeller Textil AG feature…

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Rethinking cotton in nonwovens

April 10, 2015

…same breath. There are some good reasons for that, including the price tag. But new processes for integrating small amounts of cotton into engineered nonwoven fabrics could be bringing cotton…

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White House launches textile manufacturing initiatives

March 20, 2015

…and commercializing fibers with extraordinary properties,” the White House press release says. “Known as technical textiles, these modern-day fabrics and fibers boast novel properties ranging from being incredibly lightweight and…

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Solar Shirt: the phone charger you wear

March 20, 2015

…stretchable electronics technology for integrating electronics into fabrics. This technology is part of a research program on wearable applications that integrates functionalities including lighting (LED/OLED), energy harvesting (PV), sensors and…

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Plant-based nonwoven wins 2015 INDA RISE® award

March 20, 2015

…made from plant-based materials. Fitesa 100 Percent Biobased Spunbond was based on votes from attendees and other INDA members at INDA’s Research, Innovation & Science for Engineered Fabrics Conference (RISE®)…

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Stimulating the “creating industries”

March 20, 2015

fabrics was a focus for the BB.Suit development. Designers Martin ten Bhomer, Borre Akkerdijk and Daan Spangenberg worked with partners TU Eindhoven, ByBorre, 22Tracks and Graphics & Want on the…

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Energy for the future

March 20, 2015

…to water vapor and air, just like conventional fabrics. The group first published its findings in 2012, and since then has been successful in weaving the cells into fabric. “There…

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