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UNC joins #TurnItGreen campaign
November 24th, 2014
With a goal of driving awareness and education about the importance of recycling among students, faculty, fans and alumni, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s UNC Athletics Division becomes the first collegiate athletics program to join REPREVE's #TurnItGreen movement. The initiative will branch across UNC Athletics with REPREVE-based activations at major sporting events; […]
Louvers with fabric create a stunning and functional facade
November 24th, 2014
For its new headquarters built outside of Bern, Switzerland, SBB Railway wanted to create a unique facade. The company also wanted to save energy and provide its employees with a superior working environment. All goals were achieved by installing moveable glass louvers, with metallic fabric laminated in between, on the outside of the building. The […]
Owens Corning release free fabrics guide app
November 21st, 2014
Orlando-based Owens Corning has released a U.S. version of its Technical Fabrics Guide app for industrial, marine and transportation applications. The free app, which was launched in Europe in March, has been updated for the U.S. market and is available for both Apple and Android mobile devices. The guide includes product characteristics, benefits and resin […]
Settlement announced in weight-loss shapewear claims
November 20th, 2014
Trade Commission (FTC) charges that slimming claims for their caffeine-infused products were false and not substantiated by scientific evidence. The proposed orders settling the FTC’s complaints bar Norm Thompson Outfitters Inc., and Wacoal America Inc., from making false and unsubstantiated claims about their shapewear and require them to pay a total of more than $1.5 […]
Electrospun nanowebs go green
November 19th, 2014
“Green,” electrospun nanowebs maintain breathability after heat crosslinking. That was the message Seshadri Ramkumar delivered, while standing in for Uday Turaga, at the 2014 IFAI Advanced Textiles Expo in Minneapolis on Oct. 14. As part of an education program featuring functional and nano technologies for industrial fabrics, Ramkumar presented the results of their research, titled […]
Keynotes offer overviews
November 10th, 2014
Keynote addresses at IFAI’s Advanced Textiles Expo offered an impressive amount of critical information for participants in a variety of advanced textiles markets. Dr. Behnam Pourdeyhimi of North Carolina State University’s Nonwovens Institute discussed how nonwovens have developed from mostly disposables to more long-life and durable materials. The balance is shifting dramatically; long-life durables are […]
Cleantech Solutions awarded dyeing-machine patents
November 10th, 2014
Cleantech Solutions International, manufacturer of metal components and assemblies used in clean-technology and textile-dyeing and finishing machines, has recently received two new patents. The patents cover components of the hot-air circulation system of the company’s low-emission air-flow dyeing machines, and were issued by the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China in […]
BeBop Sensors launches wearable smart fabric
November 7th, 2014
Berkeley, Calif.-based BeBop Sensors, a wearable sensor technology company created by musical instrument inventor Keith McMillen and KMI, announces its first product, the BeBop Wearable Smart Fabric Sensor. The product measures all aspects of physicality, including bend, location, motion, rotation, angle and torque, and has applications in markets including clothing and protective wear, shoes, healthcare […]
Confusing the drones
November 7th, 2014
New York City designer Adam Harvey says he “researches and develops art about privacy and counter-surveillance technologies.” His OFF Pocket, successfully launched on Kickstarter in 2013, is a privacy accessory for mobile phones that blocks all wireless signals from reaching the phone, shielding it from tracking or eavesdropping. His line of Stealth Wear goes one […]
Innovative solar investing fund launched
November 7th, 2014
Wunder, a Boulder, Colo. Techstars Company, has launched a first-of-its-kind solar fund that makes investing in solar projects easy, provides a strong seven percent annual return and supports a clean, renewable power source. The Wunder Fund opens the door for any accredited investor to create a diversified portfolio of revenue-generating solar assets. Since the private […]