Archive: June 2024

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Smart bandages could revolutionise the treatment of chronic wounds

A team of US researchers from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California and the California Institute of Technology is developing…

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Aircraft Interiors Expo exceeds pre-pandemic levels

This year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo, held at the end of May in Hamburg, Germany, attracted 12,817 visitors from around the world: a 22% increase on…

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New Fashion to expand at former Inditex sites in Russia

New Fashion (formerly Zara CIS), which develops the Maag, Dub, Ecru and Vilet brands in Russia on the former sites of Inditex’s brands, plans to…

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Textile used as a paravalvular leakage seal

An implantable medical device, such as a prosthetic heart valve, which includes a textile used as a paravalvular leakage seal is disclosed by Edwards Lifesciences,…

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Solvent-based stretchable conducting ink

Saralon, based in Chemnitz, Germany, showed its stretchable Saral range of inks for printed electronics at the Future of Electronics Reshaped USA conference and exhibition…

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ASEAN International Fashion Week comes to Singapore

Epson, a supplier of professional printing technology, partnered with ASEAN Fashion Designers Showcase for the first time to host the ASEAN International Fashion Week at…

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Clothing could soon be extra muscles

In future, "textile muscles" technology, which originated in Sweden at Linköping University and the University of Borås, could be built into clothing that could give…

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Fabric makes urban heat islands more bearable

Researchers from the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering have detailed a new wearable fabric that can help urban residents survive the worst…

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ASOS paves way for worker rights in Cambodian clothing industry

Global fashion giant ASOS claims to have become the first online retailer to sign a legally binding agreement to support collective bargaining in Cambodia’s garment…

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Modular medical dressing with tearable portions

A modular medical dressing that includes pre-defined tearable portions has been developed by Becton, Dickinson & Co of Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, USA.

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Ukrainian Fashion Week returns to Kyiv

More than two years after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian Fashion Week will once again take place in Kyiv.

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Flexible compression-applying wearable for arthritic hands

A flexible compression-applying wearable for a hand is disclosed by Julianne Quintana of Huntington Beach, California, USA.

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Soft fabric necklace monitors care of preterm, low-birthweight infants

Researchers at Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a fabric-based wearable technology as a lightweight, soft fabric necklace worn by the caregiver…

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Children’s backpacks made from upcycled aircraft fabrics

To commemorate World Environment Day and as part of an environmental strategy that includes a commitment to consuming responsibly, Emirates is re-purposing more than 50,000…

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Multiple sensing solutions from the Techtera cluster

French smart textiles brand EweaveLab, which is headquartered in Saint-Just-Malmont with its research and development laboratory located in Sillingy, demonstrated a prototype multi-zone lighting vest…

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