Smart textiles industry could be worth $5.56 billion by 2030

July 28th, 2025

A recent report from MarketsandMarkets™ says that the smart textiles market is projected to grow from $2.41 billion in 2025 to $5.56 billion by 2030 at a CAGR of 18.2 percent during the forecast period. This market is being driven by increasing demand across sectors such as healthcare, military and protection, sports and automotive due […]

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IARPA launches SMART ePANTS program

May 23rd, 2022

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) recently held a Proposers’ Day in Arlington, Va., and virtually. Its purpose was to introduce the SMART ePANTS program to potential proposers and to provide information on technical requirements and program objectives. The program is being instigated to develop sensor systems that can record and store audio, video and […]

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E-textiles prove their worth in diagnostic medical applications.

December 13th, 2021

Sensors integrated into leggings make EMG monitoring unobtrusive and comfortable for the wearer. Photo: DITF. by Marie O’Mahony Smart textiles are having an increasing impact on medical textiles. In a presentation at IFAI EXPO 2021, Carsten Linti from the German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research (DITF) outlined some of the institute’s R & D […]

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