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AAPN to host Carolina Mill Tour March 23–26
March 3rd, 2026
Image: Americas Apparel Producers Network Americas Apparel Producers Network (AAPN) will host the 2026 Carolina Mill Tour March 23–26, 2026, in Charlotte, N.C. The multi-day event will include textile mill tours, education sessions and hands-on learning opportunities. The event is open to anyone in the textile industry involved in supply chain operations, sourcing and product […]
Biodegradable yarn
March 2nd, 2026
The yarn was enhanced with a patented additive at the fiber level that allows synthetic yarns to more closely mimic natural materials, such as wool. Photo: UNIFI® Inc. REPREVE® with CiCLO® technology is a recycled polyester and nylon yarn embedded with a biodegradable technology that enables synthetics to break down naturally under prolonged exposure to […]
Circulose to resume production at Ortviken plant
March 2nd, 2026
Image: Circulose Circulose has announced that operations will resume at its Ortviken commercial-scale production plant in Sundsvall, Sweden, in the fourth quarter of 2026. The company plans to resume production of CIRCULOSE®, a recycled pulp made from discarded cotton textiles. "The preparations are in full swing, and new pulp is expected to roll out of […]
Materials testing for Artemis spacesuit fabrics
March 1st, 2026
As NASA prepared to return to the moon for the Artemis II fly-by and Artemis III’s landing on the South Pole by 2028, researchers and engineers explored the best textile options for spacesuits and boots for use in long-term missions Artemis IV and V. Fabrics must be able to withstand sharp lunar dust and extreme […]
2026 Marine Fabricators Conference blends education, connection
March 1st, 2026
The Marine Fabricators Association’s annual costume contest had a “Onesies” theme. The top winners: Joni and Daymon Johnstone from Lakeside Marine Canvas, as flamingos. Image: ATA The 2026 Marine Fabricators Conference, which took place Jan. 8–10 at the Hyatt Regency in Savannah, Ga., combined practical education with deep connection—and camaraderie—among fellow fabricators. The conference featured […]
Next-gen lunar boots R&D
March 1st, 2026
A boot that’s part of a NASA lunar surface spacesuit prototype is readied for testing inside a thermal vacuum chamber at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. The thick aluminum plate at right represents the frigid surface of the lunar South Pole, where Artemis III astronauts will confront conditions more extreme than any previously experienced […]
TCU students develop protective seams for spacesuits
March 1st, 2026
Four Texas Christian University (TCU) undergraduate students won the 2025 Best Innovation Award at the Technology Collaboration Center Wearables Workshop and University Challenge for their project, “Optimized Suit Environmental Protection Garment Seams.” The team, from left: Daisy Li, Suzanna Tesfamichael, Leslie Browning Samoni and Amarige “Sunny” Yusufji. Image: TCU Four Texas Christian University (TCU) undergraduate […]
Automated garment deconstruction for recycling used clothing
March 1st, 2026
Senior staff mechanical engineer Ryan Parsons, right, calibrates a laser safety tube for an artificial intelligence-guided robotic arm while associate research professor Abu Islam, back left, oversees the performance. The machine uses machine learning and laser technology to identify and remove nonrecyclable material. Image: Rochester (N.Y.) Institute of Technology/Carlos Ortiz A major pain point in recycling […]
Biodegradable fiber electronics for smart textiles
March 1st, 2026
This emblem, embroidered with a biodegradable conductive fiber, was created during work done by researchers at Seoul National University. The fiber decomposes in an enzyme-rich or soil environment in a few months. Image: Seoul National University As wearable electronics proliferate, so potentially will e-waste associated with them. A research team at Seoul National University has […]
Photopolymerization: A room-temperature PFAS-free process
March 1st, 2026
Ahmad Ibrahim, EcoTextile Research Chair at CTT Group. Image: Cathy Jones One of the green R&D focuses of the EcoTextile Research Chair at CTT Group in Saint-Hyacinthe, Que., Canada, is energy reduction. At Advanced Textiles Expo last November, researcher/chemist Ahmad Ibrahim, the holder of that position, spoke about work on photopolymerization and how it could […]