Cheaper Method for Making Woven Displays and Smart Fabrics
Reduce cost of smart fabrics by weaving electronic fiber components on the same loom used for conventional textiles
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New Textile Unravels Warmth-Trapping Secrets of Polar Bear Fur
Team of engineers invents bilayered fabric, 30 percent lighter than cotton and far warmer
Upcycling Method Turns Textile Trash to Functional Coatings
Proof-of-concept study could help reduce textile waste and recycle polyester compounds into useful coatings
Recycling Plastic Waste into Functional, Self-Cleaning Fabrics
New method of producing highly functional materials from discarded polystyrene
Microbially Produced Fibers: Stronger than Steel, Tougher than Kevlar
Artificially designed, amyloid-silk hybrid protein even outperforms some spider silks
Mosquito-Resistant Clothing Prevents Bites in Trials
Researchers reported that they were able to prevent 100 percent of bites when a volunteer wore their specially developed clothing
An Interactive Fabric That Can Sense Everyday Objects
Smart tablecloth can find fruit and help with watering the plants
Most Homemade Masks Are Doing a Great Job, Study Finds
New research examines the effectiveness of common household fabrics in blocking droplets
Flexible Material Shows Potential for Use in Fabrics to Heat, Cool
A new North Carolina State University study finds that a carbon nanotube film has a combination of properties that make it an appealing candidate for next-gen smart fabrics
Engineers Make Transistors and Electronic Devices Entirely from Thread
Transistors and integrated circuits made from threads are combined with thread-based sensors to create fully flexible devices