NewsCheaper Method for Making Woven Displays and Smart Fabricsby University of CambridgeReduce cost of smart fabrics by weaving electronic fiber components on the same loom used for conventional textiles
NewsNew Textile Unravels Warmth-Trapping Secrets of Polar Bear Furby University of Massachusetts AmherstTeam of engineers invents bilayered fabric, 30 percent lighter than cotton and far warmer
NewsUpcycling Method Turns Textile Trash to Functional Coatingsby Cornell UniversityProof-of-concept study could help reduce textile waste and recycle polyester compounds into useful coatings
NewsRecycling Plastic Waste into Functional, Self-Cleaning Fabricsby Trevor Henderson, PhDNew method of producing highly functional materials from discarded polystyrene
NewsMicrobially Produced Fibers: Stronger than Steel, Tougher than Kevlarby Washington University in St. LouisArtificially designed, amyloid-silk hybrid protein even outperforms some spider silks
NewsMosquito-Resistant Clothing Prevents Bites in Trialsby North Carolina State UniversityResearchers reported that they were able to prevent 100 percent of bites when a volunteer wore their specially developed clothing
NewsAn Interactive Fabric That Can Sense Everyday Objectsby Dartmouth CollegeSmart tablecloth can find fruit and help with watering the plants
NewsMost Homemade Masks Are Doing a Great Job, Study Findsby University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignNew research examines the effectiveness of common household fabrics in blocking droplets
NewsFlexible Material Shows Potential for Use in Fabrics to Heat, Coolby North Carolina State UniversityA 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
NewsEngineers Make Transistors and Electronic Devices Entirely from Threadby Tufts UniversityTransistors and integrated circuits made from threads are combined with thread-based sensors to create fully flexible devices