The innovative technology is winning over yarn manufacturers worldwide who are committed to energy-efficient and economical ...

Trevor Goodwin of Andrews, South Carolina, is using an overhead hook on a motorized track to pick up bulging cloth packages and maneuver them into position. He cuts and tears open the packages, which ...

A flexible electronic fiber that utilizes the human body as part of the circuit enables textile-based electronics without the need for batteries or chips, researchers report. According to the authors, ...

Researchers recently reported the development of a flexible electronic fiber that incorporates the human body as part of the circuit, enabling textile-based electronics without the requirement for ...

As textile waste keeps growing-for various reasons-recyclers are increasingly expected to undo the environmental damage created by clothing and fabrics that are buried or burned. Considering the ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The future of your shirts, socks and gloves will be electronic. In years to come, wearable electronics will look nothing like even your smallest iPod or mobile phone today. Not ...

The desktop biofiber spinning machine, like a 3D printer, enables prototyping and experimenting with bio-based fibers. The fibers can be tuned with different properties and then spun to create yarns.

WELLFORD, S.C. – Textile company Leigh Fibers, which makes textiles for the home furnishings industry, has partnered with Tidal Vision, a company that uses seafood byproducts called chitosan, to ...

Design studio Envisions has worked with engineering company Imat-Uve to make a recycled textile from used clothing usually considered unfit for recycling. Their textile, called Fibers Unsorted, is a ...