Using AI for recycling

August 1, 2022  |  Swatches

Sometimes it takes an outsider to see a problem and realize a solution. While studying for her Master of Science in Technology Ventures at Carnegie Mellon University, in Pittsburgh, Pa., Sarika Bajaj says she was accidentally put on Intel’s experimental fashion team. There she learned that textile…
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Plan Bee

August 1, 2022  |  Swatches

Researchers in New Zealand have found a species of solitary bee that doesn’t make honey but produces a remarkable bioplastic to waterproof their nests and protect their larvae from the environment.
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Wilson College, Baldwin Technology partner to improve textile finishing

August 1, 2022  |  Swatches

The Zeis Textiles Extension (ZTE) at North Carolina State University’s Wilson College of Textiles has formed a working relationship with the Kansas-based Baldwin Technology Co. The college will use Baldwin’s TexCoat™ G4  precision spray technology for chemical applications in its dyeing and f…
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Recycling tents for clothing

August 1, 2022  |  Swatches

A fashion student created a gender-neutral dress out of tent fabric to promote sustainability and inclusiveness in fashion. Grace Reeves, who is a final-year fashion design student at Nottingham Trent University, in Nottingham, England, was motivated to build the piece when she witnessed a massive n…
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Textile batteries, displays from new fiber

August 1, 2022  |  Swatches

A doctoral student at the University of Borås in Sweden has developed a way to produce conductive textile fibers while keeping the textile flexible. Called “Ionofibers,” they use ionic liquids, which are salt in a liquid state but without water. Ionic liquid is a more stable electrolyte than s…
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Nonwovens made with recycled paper

August 1, 2022  |  Swatches

The Suominen Corporation, based in Helsinki, Finland, has introduced the market’s firstbiodegradable, plastic-free nonwovens made with recycled paper. Called Hydraspun® Circula, the product was created in cooperation with Codi Group, one of Europe’s leading wet wipe producers. Drawing from both…
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Gel extracts water from air

August 1, 2022  |  Swatches

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have demonstrated a low-cost gel film that can pull many liters of water per day out of even very dry air.
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New dissolving pacemaker

August 1, 2022  |  Swatches

Northwestern University scientists have unveiled a new, smart version of the transient pacemaker introduced just one year ago. The implantable, wireless device dissolves in the body after it’s no longer needed, and now has a coordinated network of four soft, flexible, wireless, wearable sensors an…
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PANGAIA and Spiber launch

August 1, 2022  |  Swatches

Materials science company PANGAIA, based in London, England, introduced the fourth capsule within PANGAIA Lab, a limited-edition sweatshirt made in partnership with Japanese biomaterials manufacturing group Spiber Inc., featuring breakthrough biotech Brewed Protein™fibers and organic cotton. 
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Reebok’s adaptive shoes

August 1, 2022  |  Swatches

Reebok has teamed up with Zappos Adaptive to launch a sneaker collection specifically designed to empower people with disabilities. Named ‘Fit to Fit’, the adaptive footwear is envisioned for functionality and inclusivity without compromising on style. There are two sneaker models in the collect…
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