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Weather-beating composite fabric
February 5th, 2024
Stamoid Light by Serge Ferrari Group is a versatile multilayer composite fabric for boat seating and protective covers. Stamoid Light by Serge Ferrari Group is a versatile multilayer composite fabric for boat seating and protective covers. Blending innovation, durability and style, it is available in a wide range of white shades that enables covers and […]
Solesis to open new site in Costa Rica
February 2nd, 2024
Solesis, a custom designer, developer and manufacturer of textile- and polymer-based health care solutions for the medical device and biopharmaceutical industries, has announced plans to build a new manufacturing site in Costa Rica. This is the first site dedicated to producing implantable textile components, polymer-based devices and components and single-use technologies. The Solesis family of […]
Herculite launches health care fabric e-commerce website
February 1st, 2024
Herculite® Products Inc., a manufacturer of high-performance and custom fabrics, announced the launch of a new e-commerce website offering a full selection of its Sure-Chek® antimicrobial health care fabrics. Features of the platform: Product catalog: Browse through a diverse selection of health care fabrics, including Sure-Chek Linen, Lectrolite®, pillow fabrics and more. User-friendly interface: The […]
Exhibit showcases Inuit artistry and printmaking
February 1st, 2024
Many of the graphic artworks honor Canadian plant and animal life. The exhibition “ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅᑕᐃᑦ ᓯᑯᓯᓛᕐᒥᑦ Printed Textiles from Kinngait Studios,” at Glenbow at The Edison in Calgary, Alta., Canada, highlights a collection of graphic textiles created in the 1950s and 1960s by a group of native artists from Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada. Originally designed for interior […]
Activewear allows Muslim women and girls to hit the court
February 1st, 2024
Kalsoni founder Muna Mohamed with her activewear collection at an REI store in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. She also sells at pop-up events and through the company’s website. The business’s name comes from the Somali word for “confidence.” Image: Kalsoni FOMO at school can come in so many forms, but with culturally appropriate […]
Adobe introduces new tech via an interactive dress
February 1st, 2024
At the 2023 Adobe® MAX conference in Los Angeles, Calif., Christine Dierk, one of the research scientists on Project Primrose, modeled a dress with the technology embedded in it, demonstrating how the dress’s design can change patterns and style with Bluetooth® and a mobile device or interaction. Images: Adobe A team of Adobe® researchers has created […]
Conductive gel enables 3D-printing metal at room temp
February 1st, 2024
The spider the researchers created using the metallic gel provides an example of 4D printing, as it was able to assemble its own body from its initially flat shape. Image: NC State North Carolina State University (NC State) researchers have created a conductive gel that can be used to 3D-print solid metal objects at room […]
SHEIN empowers new designers
February 1st, 2024
Each of the six U.S.-based SHEIN X designers launching new evoluSHEIN collections were handpicked based on their passion for sustainable fashion. They include: Anke Wonder (left front), Jacqueline City (left center), Alexandria Carroll (left back), Farah Naz (not pictured), Lauren Flagg (right center) and Lillian Butterworth (right back). Also pictured is SHEIN’s director of sustainability, […]
Biodegradable pads from sisal to combat period poverty
February 1st, 2024
From left: Anton Molina, Anesta Kothari and Manu Prakash show the sisal fiber and the cotton-like material they’ve produced from the sisal. They hope this material could be used to make more accessible and sustainable menstrual pads. Image: Stanford University/Andrew Brodhead Of all the things that keep girls out of school in developing nations, biological […]
Wolverine, Metallica support education in the trades
February 1st, 2024
The 2023 limited-edition sneakers by Wolverine Inc., a 140-year-old boot and clothing company, that sold out in just a few days. Half of the proceeds went to Metallica Scholars, a scholarship fund focusing on the trades. Image: Wolverine The labor shortage is sad but true: Skilled tradespeople are retiring faster than students are stepping up […]