Archive: May 2022

Researchers in Finland have developed invisible, machine-washable solar cell technology for clothing.

Biotechnology company Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, a developer of genetically engineered spider silk-based fibre technologies, has announced the first sample shipment of its recombinant spider silk...

InfoAid, a consultancy specialised in advising the textile and clothing sector, is supporting the development of a sustainable apparel and fashion cluster in Georgia.

The Philippines’ Department of Science and Technology’s secretary Fortunato de la Peña has announced that a regional yarn production and innovation centre will soon be...

The Ethical Trade Initiative is urging fashion brands to refrain from making any additional investments in Myanmar, with claims the human rights situation in the...

Following their merger, Freudenberg Performance Materials, Low & Bonar, Mehler Texnologies and Filc will present their innovative solutions at a joint stand at this month’s...

Malaysia’s textile industry, especially unique and creative fabrics such as weaving and batik, has great potential to bring the country to the international stage and...

In a world increasingly dominated by visual and auditory information exchange, MotorSkins’ morphing textile surfaces are bringing back touch as a way to interact with...

Smart socks that track rising distress in the wearer could improve the well-being of millions of people with dementia, non-verbal autism and other conditions that...

Dressings such as bandages or tapes having improved extensibility, elasticity and conformability for better coverage of movable areas such as joints are disclosed by Johnson...

Euratex, the European textile and apparel confederation, has launched its EU-Ukraine Textile Initiative, which aims to facilitate co-operation between European and Ukrainian textile and apparel...

Canadian researchers from the University of Waterloo’s Microfluidics Laboratory and Diesel Biomechanics Laboratory, Breast Rehab and Myant have developed a soft robotic sleeve for the...

Researchers in China have designed a flexible sensor that fits in a diaper, measures multiple components in urine and can share those results over Bluetooth...

Continental’s AMBIENC3 concept vehicle received an accolade at the iF Design Awards 2022.

US scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a rapid design and fabrication tool to create a glove containing soft pneumatic actuators.

A European research team focused on transforming silk into substitute knee cartilage will launch clinical trials in Hungary and the UK later this year with...