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The future for smart textiles
May 1, 2012
…According to the latest issue of Performance Apparel Markets by Textiles Intelligence, Wilmslow, U.K., smart textiles and wearable technology are poised for rapid growth, if key issues with power…
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Profitable opportunities in safety and technical markets
May 1, 2012
…equipment, including chemical-resistant clothing, chemical warfare and protective suits used in industrial, medical and nuclear plant applications. In the past year, the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) has added medical…
High-tech textile products
January 1, 2012
…Bekaert Textiles, Waregem, Belgium, has launched MediTiss® high-tech textile products designed for the healthcare and hospital market, including smart fabrics used in the SensoTiss mattress cover, which can alert…
Incredibly smart textiles
October 1, 2011
…the not-too-distant future. That may be a matter of physics, but perhaps a smart textile will help it along. Who would have thought a decade ago that fabrics could be…
Power-producing fabric sets sail
August 1, 2011
…powered up and handbags that light up to prevent users from struggling to find keys. Smart textiles are a specialty at Bolton’s Institute for Material Research and Innovation, where another…
Driving the future of fabric structures
June 1, 2011
…Princeton Architectural Press Due to heightened demand for diminishing petroleum resources, future fabrics will be made of alternatives to petrochemical-based polymers. Notable departures from petroleum-based textiles include Teijin Fibers’ Biofront…
Nanotechnology: It’s getting bigger
January 2, 2011
…Breaking the barriers to accepting—and selling—nano innovations in specialty fabrics markets There has been increasing momentum in recent years in the use of nanotechnology to provide textile products with…