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Do Blue Jeans Make You Blue?
October 1, 2022 | Ask the Expert
Blue jeans are one of the most common garments in the world, and the indigo dye they are fabricated with is one of the most unforgiving stains to mar surfaces like public, mass transit and automotive seating. To protect fabrics used in high-traffic applications, manufacturers of upholstery and flexi…
Smart pillow tracks sleep
October 1, 2022 | Swatches
Many people who struggle to get enough sleep could benefit from monitoring their sleep, but they have limited options for doing so. In a new study in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, a research team describes a potential solution: a self-powering smart pillow that tracks the position of the h…
Blizzbrush cleans teeth in seconds
October 1, 2022 | Swatches
The Blizzbrush 5.0 Toothbrush-Sponge is an example of a radical change in application using a relatively common material. The new toothbrush design conceived by Chris Martin is meant to optimize tooth-cleaning efficiency, cleaning all over the mouth in just a few seconds by simply biting and grindin…
3D printed shoe adapts to ergonomics
October 1, 2022 | Swatches
In a reinterpretation of classic shoe design, German design studio Wertel Oberfell’s Auxetic Wear is a 3D printed shoe that uses an auxetic structure to adapt itself to the ergonomics of its wearer’s foot. Combining traditional shoemaking with modern technology, the designers emulate techniques …
Glove senses and grips objects
October 1, 2022 | Swatches
Scientists at Virginia Tech have developed a glove for grasping things underwater with rubber suckers and a sophisticated sensing capability that mimics an octopus’s unique muscular and nervous systems. The octopus is well equipped to handle objects in the water, facilitated by more than 2,000 suc…
New life for an abandoned mill
October 1, 2022 | Swatches
A new cut-and-sew manufacturing operation, called Sparty Mill, has opened in Lincoln County, N.C., as part of a plan to revive an old mill building. The mill, built in 1905, had previously been home to Duplan Mills, Hudson Hosiery, Chadbourn Industries, Spanco, and six other textile operations, b…