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Color by nanocrystal
Using nanocrystals extracted from wood, Lavoine and her collaborators can print iridescent designs on clothing items. Photo: North Carolina State University. Colorful fabrics are beautiful, but...
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Weaving in Wi-Fi
Doenja Oogjes is seen testing the conductive weaving on the textile Wi-Fi antenna project. For most of us technology becomes part of our day almost from the moment we wake up. At the Simon Fraser...
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Want to learn more about what’s happening in the textiles industry? Just tune in to Talking Textiles, a series of free podcasts available online on Apple, Google, Spotify and Libsyn and at...
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Bio-tech dyes
A technician blends bacterial strains that will create a dye. Upper right: Biological samples are grown in the laboratory and then fermented on a large scale in tanks. Photos: Colorifix Biological...
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Out of this world inflatables
NASA’s Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) demonstrated inflatable heat shield technology. After launch LOFTID inflated and deployed in space. It was released and...
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Textile industry leaders discuss 2023 market challenges
Automation and new equipment is allowing companies to manufacture with fewer employees. Photo: Sewbo The Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) board chair, Amy Bircher, and the ATA first vice chair, Roy...
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Inflatable textile art shown by Dior in Paris
The inflatable artwork, containing 25 components, was produced in collaboration with Dior, Paris. It is made of 20 different Dior fabrics, woolen crochet, ornamentation, LEDs, and polyester. It...
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Algorithms aid researchers with heat-responsive fabric
Researchers experimented with various applications using Steam Stretch, including lighting. Photos: Nature Architects Inc. Ltd. Engineers from Japanese clothing company A-POC Able Issey Miyake and...
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Inflatable space habitats undergo testing
The 2019 full-scale habitat prototype. Photo: ILC Dover Inflatable habitats are not only under development for the moon but also low Earth orbit (LEO). Sierra Space Corp. and Blue Origin are two of...
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Renewed strength in domestic manufacturing
Advanced economies are now serious about boosting their manufacturing. In the U.S., textile market opportunities include high-end segments such as medical, aerospace, defense and infrastructure....
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Transparency tech: solutions for materials tracking
Preparing a cotton sample. “Any volume of fiber can be tagged,” says MeiLin Wan of Applied DNA Sciences. “For example, if 20 million pounds of cotton need to be tagged at a particular gin or spinner,...
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2024 IBC code changes affect temporary structures
Changes to the International Building Code® text for the 2024 edition involve temporary structures, many of which needed to be set up for more than the previous maximum of 180 days during the...
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Textiles and PFAS: Managing the legal risks
A lack of oil repellency for non-PFAS finishes could lead to flammability hazards for firefighters’ gear if exposed to substances such as diesel fuel and hydraulic fluid, NC State researchers have...
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