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Advanced Textiles Association debuts new logo
July 28th, 2022
Advanced Textiles Association (ATA), recently launched their new logo. ATA became the official new name of the association formerly known as Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI), on June 1 and have now released their new look. The goal was to find a name and acronym that was more inclusive of the textiles, fabrics, materials that […]
Breaking out of the bubble
July 25th, 2022
AR Tech designed and built a valve system for space launch vehicles using silicone materials and yarns. Photo: AR Tech In seeking to promote growth in the textile industry, it’s important to identify value-driven markets that our capabilities, or core competencies, can address. Our inspirations concerning the industry come from different sources. Most recently, a […]
Loomia Technologies to develop heated handwear
July 25th, 2022
Photo: Loomia Technologies. Loomia Technologies, Culver City, Calif., is partnering with Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) to develop highly tactile, heated handwear that could be applicable in commercial recreational markets and for military customers. AFFOA reports that for this collaborative project, Loomia will provide technology to be used in a heated glove insert, while […]
Bionic clothing integrates AI to expand mobility
July 25th, 2022
Photos: CIONIC Bionic clothing brand CIONIC has collaborated with Swiss industrial designer Yves Béhar and his firm fuseproject to unveil the Neural Sleeve, designed to improve mobility. The FDA-cleared “bionic” leg wearable uses artificial intelligence (AI) to enable greater independence for those living with mobility differences such as those that may be caused by sclerosis, stroke or […]
Collaboration produces plant-based nylon-6
July 25th, 2022
San Diego-based biotechnology company Genomatica, with its collaborator Aquafil, has successfully completed the first demonstration scale production runs for plant-based nylon-6. Aquafil is a major producer of nylon in Italy and worldwide. The new material is intended to contribute to reshaping the $22 billion nylon industry, enabling brands to meet demand from consumers for sustainable materials […]
Running out of definitions
July 25th, 2022
Little by little we, as an industry, have expanded our view of what is a textile. Actually, many of the materials that are part of the stories we’ve run on the Advanced Textiles Source site are not “textiles” at all. Or fabric. They may not be called vinyls or even film. They are something else. But it […]
Researchers suggest new light-emitting fabric solution
July 11th, 2022
Canadian researchers may have found how to develop light-emitting fabric based on principles taken from typical ultrasheer tights (known as pantyhose in North America). Current approaches to producing light-emitting apparel can involve stiff diodes, wires and optical fibers within the textiles that are difficult or impossible to wash. Light-emitting displays that can be integrated into fabrics […]
A smart “onesie” provides information on infants’ movement
July 11th, 2022
Photo: Sampsa Vanhatalo A new innovation makes it possible to quantitatively assess babies’ movements in their natural environment. Researchers at the University of Helsinki have developed a smart jumpsuit or “onesie” that accurately measures the spontaneous and voluntary movement of infants from the age of five months. The assessment is part of the neurological examination of […]
New fire shelters could better protect wildland firefighters
July 11th, 2022
North Carolina State University (NC State) researchers found that four new designs for shelters to protect firefighters trapped in wildfires could increase the survival time inside the shelter compared with the current industry standard. In lab simulations of wildfire burn-overs—where a wildfire sweeps over a group of trapped firefighters or equipment—temperatures inside the shelters remained […]
High-tech clothing company turns to black algae and hemp
July 11th, 2022
Photo: Vollebak Black algae and hemp are two of the most futuristic materials on the planet, says London-based high-tech clothing startup Vollebak. The company has just launched hoodies and sweatpants made entirely out of these materials, which, the company says, produce oxygen, clean up carbon dioxide and can even clean up soil and air after […]