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DuPont honors gloves and sleeves with protection award
July 1st, 2024
DuPont Personal Protection honored several of its licensees that use Kevlar® and/or Nomex® materials in gloves or sleeves with its 10th annual Protection Innovation Award. • The Kut Guard® Arc Flash Sleeve from Professional Industrial Products® (PIP®) incorporates Nomex Xtreme Arc Cut yarn and has applications for workers in the automotive and electric vehicle, manufacturing, […]
Cotton processing waste as an antimicrobial material source
July 1st, 2024
Leftovers from ginning cotton were used to synthesize and generate silver nanoparticles without costly chemical agents and could offer a more sustainable method to create nanocomposite materials for use in antimicrobial textiles and other products. Image: USDA Agriculture Research Service/Sunghyun Nam Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agriculture Research Service (ARS) have found […]
Nanodiamonds research for smart cooling fabrics
July 1st, 2024
A sample of pink cotton fabric that has been treated with nanodiamonds (left) next to untreated cotton (right). Nanodiamonds are an inexpensive carbon material that conducts heat and could be used to create smart performance fabrics. Image: RMIT University/Cherry Cai Researchers at RMIT University may have found something precious when it comes to creating lightweight, […]
Deaf patrons feel opera productiions via haptic SoundShirt
July 1st, 2024
The SoundShirt software was refined at the Lyric Opera of Chicago during the 2022–23 season, which featured test audiences. This past season the theater made 10 shirts available for select performances of each opera. Increasing numbers of the shirts were used during each performance. Images: Lyric Opera of Chicago Haptic feedback given through a light […]
Clothes infused with vitamins, medicine
July 1st, 2024
A display showing various HealthWear™ products for pain relief and skin health, including socks infused with clotrimazole, an antifungal medication that treats athlete’s foot, and a quinoa-seed-oil-infused eye mask that moisturizes skin. Image: Clothing 2.0 Clothing 2.0, a biotechnology company in Conover, N.C., has developed a patented technology that infuses over-the-counter (OTC) medicine, vitamins and […]
Boats and beyond: Vince Innocenzi’s Chicago Marine Canvas
July 1st, 2024
Vince Innocenzi of Chicago Marine Canvas. Photography by Organic Headshots Vince Innocenzi’s Chicago Marine Canvas business started with a coincidence. A boat owner himself, he noticed that the boat in a neighboring slip at the marina had been uncovered for months. At the time, he was working as a banker, with a side business importing […]
Making a name for themselves
July 1st, 2024
From the gorgeous ceiling art to the towering crystal chandeliers, guests in this wedding reception space could easily forget they were in a tent. Image: All Occasions Event Rental Towering visuals When it comes to awe-inspiring details embedded within a wedding reception space, this one takes the cake. Traditionally, tenting structures used for wedding events […]
Advanced Textiles Expo 2024 Exhibitor Product Preview
July 1st, 2024
Your first look at the new products and value-added services waiting for you on the show floor at Advanced Textiles Expo 2024 in Anaheim, Calif., Sept. 24–26. Celebrate textile innovation at Advanced Textiles Expo, where hundreds of exhibitors will bring you the latest products and information from the entire supply chain, from fibers and fabrics […]
WCO trade law affects textiles with plastic treatments
July 1st, 2024
A laminating machine for technical textiles and foams. Image: Dreamstime.com/© Arkadiusz Węglewski Recent trade law clarifications could mean lower tariff rates, and other effects, for laminated textiles and goods made from them. Every five to six years, the WCO updates the international Harmonized System (HS) used to classify imported and exported goods. Effective Jan. 1, […]
Mining the opportunity
July 1st, 2024
A long view of the MPU Track Clearance Maintenance Solution airbag/cushion shown underneath an MPU (mobile processing unit), situated at a zircon mining operation in South Australia. The void-filling cushion is designed to prevent sand, dirt and debris from accumulating under the machine’s tracks when it’s lifted off the ground. Image: Giant Inflatables Industrial Whether […]