STOCKHOLM – Swedish textile machine suppliers have reported significant new orders and a range of new initiatives following the recent ITMA 2023 held in Milan. TMAS – the Swedish Textile Machinery ...

NANJING – Researchers at China’s Nanjing University and Stanford University in the United States have developed a silk-based fabric capable of keeping a wearer 12.5 o C cooler than cotton.

AMHERST – Researchers say they have created a way to turn everyday fabrics into cooling textiles using an eco-friendly chalk-based coating that deflects sun rays and pushes out body heat. The ...

JÖNKÖPING – Swedish textile innovator Coloreel has raised SEK 70 million (US$8.1m) in a private placement to existing and new shareholders. The funding will help scale the firm’s patented dyeing ...

MELBOURNE - Researchers from Australia's RMIT University are using nanodiamonds to create smart textiles which they say can cool people down faster. They found that fabric made from cotton coated with ...

NEW YORK – Smart fabric technology company Nextiles, which specialises in conductive fibres used for data collection, is to expand its modular data capture platform by collaborating with tech-savvy ...

CAMBRIDGE - The wearable technology market - from smartwatches to skin patches, and from smart clothing to smart eyewear - could double to US$161 billion a year within a decade, according to a new ...

ESTERO – Biomaterials manufacturer Mushrooms Incorporated, formerly Marijuana Strategic Ventures, has filed for a provisional patent covering a novel method of producing mycelium thread for textile ...

PARIS – Spiber, the makers of branded ‘Brewed Protein’ fibres derived from sugar cane and agricultural residues, is researching how to make its polymers from cellulosic textile waste. Speaking at the ...

ZURICH – A new survey released today from the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF), says the global business situation is recovering for the first time since November 2021, with ...

LOS ANGELES - Materials science innovator Hologenix, whose flagship Celliant infrared responsive textiles technology is an ingredient in world-class brands across many categories, has been named in ...

PRATTELN – Archroma has completed the acquisition of Huntsman Textile Effects, which adds approximately 2,300 employees in 33 countries and 10 production sites to the Swiss-headquartered chemical firm ...