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Nike, Hyperice collaborate on smart shoes and vest
December 1st, 2024
The shoes created through the collaboration between Nike and Hyperice feature heat and compression powered by a battery pack in each of the shoe’s insoles. Nike and Hyperice, a technology company with a focus on products designed for recovery, mobility, and improved muscle and joint performance, have released two pieces of wearable technology: a pair […]
Research into molecular electronics
December 1st, 2024
An artistic representation of a ladder molecule acting as a component in molecular electronics. Image: The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have taken a step toward ever-smaller devices with their work in the field of molecular electronics. Molecular electronics is the use of […]
Compostable PLA eats itself
December 1st, 2024
A Carbios Active production line is operational and can produce 2,500 metric tons (2,756 U.S. tons) of the plastic-eating enzyme per year, which would create 50,000 metric tons (55,116 U.S. tons) per year of enzymatic PLA. Image: Carbios and Skotch Prod Agency The inclusion of a plastic-eating enzyme into the manufacture of polylactic acid (PLA) […]
Companies partner to make smart health wearables
December 1st, 2024
An automated sewing line at the MAKALOT flagship factory. Taiwanese companies SINBON and MAKALOT are partnering in smart textile health and fitness wearables. Image: MAKALOT Industrial Co. Ltd. Taiwanese companies SINBON and MAKALOT are partnering in smart textile health and fitness wearables that could also incorporate artificial intelligence (AI). SINBON creates electronic components for medical, […]
Innovative shade solutions for boats
December 1st, 2024
Designed by Charlton’s Marine Canvas, this deck shade’s only purpose is to shade the top of the cabin to keep it cooler. These shades are typically low to the cabin top but don’t touch it, which allows a gap for airflow. Image: Charlton’s Marine Canvas The owner of a Ranger Tug wanted a full permanent […]
SMART ePANTS program works on computerized clothing
December 1st, 2024
Innovative technological advances sometimes require intensive research and partnership efforts with years of dedicated government funding. Such a program in the smart textiles area is the SMART ePANTS program, which stands for the Smart Electrically Powered and Networked Textile Systems. Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) launched the program last year. Its goals include creating […]
ADVANCED TEXTILES EXPO 2024: Highlights from Anaheim
December 1st, 2024
Advanced Textiles Expo returned to Anaheim, Calif., this year, highlighting the unique West Coast textile industry and plenty of recent innovations. A bevy of new events helped bring energy to the show. LEGO® networking events, part of the new NextGen Takeover Day, brought together industry veterans and the next generation of textile professionals. The Women’s […]
Surmountable challenges in making e-textiles
December 1st, 2024
Tapis Magique, a pressure-sensitive e-textile carpet, developed by Irmandy Wicaksono with Don Derek Haddad and Joseph A. Paradiso. The carpet generates 3D sensor data based on the user’s movements. Image: Irmandy Wicaksono According to a Business Research Insights market report, the smart fabric segment of the textile industry is poised to grow from $4.19 billion […]
Fabric + tech: Trade show displays draw in customers
December 1st, 2024
Mock booth walls created for a photo shoot for the launch of Moss’ EZ Lightbox. These were created using the EZ Fabric Wall™ II modular tension fabric wall system. Image: Moss Inc. Trade shows are all about connecting with customers new and old, and an engaging display using lightweight, vertical assets in eye-catching colors can […]
Fabric skin completely transforms riverboat casino
December 1st, 2024
Image: Structurflex/Daniel R. Berger II Calling it “a complete overhaul” doesn’t even begin to describe the transformation of the Bally’s riverboat casino in Kansas City, Mo., done by Structurflex of Merriam, Kan., with the FlexFacades cladding system. There’s nothing “old-timey riverboat” about the current look, although there is a nod to the water with some […]