Archive: October 2021

Despite the large number of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) worldwide, not everybody speaks about the "silent pandemic", according to hospital epidemiologist Professor Didier Pittet (pictured).

A textile-based prosthesis to correct problems associated with impaired heart valves has been developed by Edwards Lifesciences of Irvine, California, USA.

GIZ Fabric – a project of the German international development agency Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to promote sustainability in the textile and garment...

Bercella and Romeo Ferraris have worked together to develop hemp fibre bodywork for the latest version of Romeo Ferraris’ Giulia PURE ETCR electric racing car.

Teijin Frontier, the Teijin Group’s fibres and products converting company, has announced that its core base for polyester fibre manufacturing, Teijin Polyester (Thailand), will build...

A Northwestern University research team in the US has developed a versatile composite fabric that can deactivate both biological threats, such as the coronavirus that...

Inbrain Neuroelectronics, based in Barcelona, Spain, is developing brain implants for treating neurological disorders.

OmniFabric, developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US and Uppsala University and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden,...

A prosthesis for repairing a hernia defect, such as a ventral hernia, or other soft tissue defect has been developed by Bard of Murray Hill,...

With women accounting for around 90% of the garment sector labour force, a recent study by the International Labour Organization indicated that around 250,000 workers...

A machine for recycling blended textile waste could soon be deployed in Cambodia.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is contributing to industrial and residential energy efficiency in Uzbekistan and Central Asia by supporting Ecoclimat Group, the...

A new technology called PocketView uses light-emitting diodes to display basic information through clothing and other fabrics.

The Silver Life Face Mask has completed the CE registration process and is now qualified as a Type 2 face mask, which means it can...

Researchers from the Department of Science and Technology’s Philippine Textile Research Institute (DOST-PTRI) have developed sustainable natural textile materials from bamboo.

Vietnam’s textile and clothing industry is unlikely to reach its goals in production and business owing to the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, according...