Medical patch designed for sealing internal injuries

April 1, 2021  |  Swatches

Many surgeries today are performed via minimally invasive procedures, in which a small incision is made, and miniature cameras and surgical tools are threaded through the body to remove tumors and repair damaged tissues and organs.
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New technology for textile recycling underway

April 1, 2021  |  Swatches

Swiss fluid engineering company Sulzer announced that its partnership with H&M Group and Worn Again Technologies is developing technology for closed-loop recycling of textiles. Because of the complexity of garment production, chemical recycling techniques to date have been applied to a minor sha…
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‘Smart bandage’ can detect infection

April 1, 2021  |  Swatches

University of Rhode Island (URI) assistant professor Daniel Roxbury (left) and former URI graduate student Mohammad Moein Safaee (right) have created a continuous, noninvasive way to detect and monitor an infection in a wound by embedding nanosensors in a “smart bandage.”
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Hologenix and Kelheim Fibres launch Celliant Viscose

April 1, 2021  |  Swatches

Hologenix, creators of Celliant® infrared responsive technology and Kelheim Fibres, manufacturer of viscose specialty fibers based in Kelheim, Germany, have partnered to launch Celliant Viscose.
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Designer knits biodegradable children’s shoes

March 1, 2021  |  Swatches

In a day when fast fashion is the norm, and so much of what we wear ends up in landfills, one designer has a fresh idea: biodegradable knit shoes for children that come with an expiration date. Shahar Asor created “Best Before” using biodegradable thread that can disassemble at a pre-defined tim…
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Puffer jacket is solar charged for visibility

March 1, 2021  |  Swatches

High-tech apparel brand Vollebak has released the Solar Charged Puffer, a jacket for extreme environments that builds on its original solar charged jacket, launched in 2017.
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Engineers unfold and tension NASA’s telescope sunshield in final tests

March 1, 2021  |  Swatches

Lengthened to the size of a tennis court, the five-layer sunshield of NASA’s fully assembled James Webb Space Telescope successfully completed a final series of large-scale deployment and tensioning tests in late 2020, according to a NASA press release. This milestone puts the observatory one step…
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For the Atlanta Opera, the show goes on under an Armbruster circus tent

March 1, 2021  |  Swatches

In the Atlanta Opera’s fall 2020 interpretation of Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, the tragic clown Canio has COVID-19. But the Georgia-based company went to great lengths to ensure that its cast, crew and audiences didn’t succumb to the same fate, with the help of a circus tent from Armbrust…
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Pvilion and Rensselaer developing robotics to manufacture rapidly deployable structures

March 1, 2021  |  Swatches

When tents are needed immediately—for disaster response, a public health crisis or a military action—time is of the essence.
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Fabric blocks electromagnetic waves

March 1, 2021  |  Swatches

Researchers at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pa., have created “Faraday fabrics” that can block almost all electromagnetic (EM) waves. The development could help protect wearables from interference and people from potentially dangerous radiation.
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