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Super-thin solar cells can be printed on clothes
May 7th, 2018
Japanese scientists have developed a super-thin organic solar cell that can be heat-printed onto clothes. Because the cell can be integrated into textiles through the commercially available hot-melt process without degrading the cell’s performance, its developers believe the cell has immense potential for many applications in every day life. A report on www.technicaltextiles.net says that […]
3D knit socks are also “shoes”
May 3rd, 2018
Italian company Sandonini Srl has created new samples of its ShoeSocks 3D, a knitted shoe upper made in one piece. With mono-cylinder and dial cylinder rib machines, the company can produce new styles in less than 2.5 minutes, using polyester, wool, cotton, Grilon and elastomeric yarns. The technology allows the creation of any type […]
Cotton wins big in Space Challenge
May 2nd, 2018
Experimentation with cotton in the International Space Station (ISS) has received a big boost. The ISS cotton sustainability challenge program sponsored by Target Corp. and supported by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASS) recently selected three projects. Each project will receive up to a million dollar in funding supported by Target. […]
Johns Manville announces nonwovens brand name
May 1st, 2018
Johns Manville (JM) announced the new unified brand name for its engineered products nonwovens business. The name “Evalith” for its nonwovens is being applied to products ranging from glass fiber-reinforced roofing membranes to air filtration. JM’s European nonwovens business has produced products under the brand name since 2012. North American nonwovens product lines will now […]
SMART promotes “recycling renaissance”
April 30th, 2018
The Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association (SMART) invites next generation recyclers to revitalize the way people think about recycling. SMART would like to see millennials and members of Gen Z lead the way in making conscious decisions about recycling textiles. “The ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ motto, launched in April 1970, has been a powerful force in encouraging […]
Hybrid silkworms spinning larger cocoons
April 27th, 2018
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc. recently announced the first production of recombinant spider silk cocoons from the new line of hybrid transgenic silkworms created at its Michigan production and research facility. The new line was created by combining one of Kraig Biocraft’s best performing recombinant spider silk lines with a commercial strain, resulting in the largest […]
U.S. Secretary of Commerce shares insights at Smart Fabric Summit
April 26th, 2018
IFAI and the Dept. of Commerce sponsored the event April 24 in Washington, D.C. “I’m taking this up there with me,” U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross told his interviewer, Amit Kapoor, as the two of them stepped on stage for the Secretary’s “fireside chat” at IFAI’s Smart Fabrics Summit April 24. Kapoor is chair […]
Colosio introduces circular knitting machine for shoe uppers
April 25th, 2018
Italian sock knitting machine manufacturer Colosio has introduced a new knitting machine for the production of shoe uppers to meet global demand for sports and fashion shoes with knitted uppers. A recent Knitting Industry article says that the S1+ is a circular knitting machine based on Cesare Colosio’s Argyle Intarsia sock knitting technology. According to […]
Fair trade: imports, tariffs and the textile industry
April 24th, 2018
In August 2017, the President formally instructed the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to determine whether to launch a 301 investigation of "laws, policies, practices, or actions of the Government of China that may be unreasonable or discriminatory and that may be harming American intellectual property rights, innovation, or technology development." After deciding […]
New product attacks “permastink”
April 23rd, 2018
Microban has announced a new odor-control product for applications ranging from workout clothes and footwear to athletic gear and bedding. The company says that its “Scentry Revive” apparel odor protection lasts four to five consecutive wears and maintains its freshness through up to 50 home launderings. Its footwear odor control protects up to one year. […]