GOTHENBURG - Researchers at a Swedish University say they have discovered that coating silk thread with a conductive plastic material could turn garments into electricity charging stations. Scientists ...

SEOUL - A research team at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology's Center for Functional Composite Materials has developed a composite fibre that is said to be capable of blocking neutrons in ...

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 ...

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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS – Technology and fashion fuse together in the latest fashion design unveiled by Dutch fashion designer Anouk Wipprecht. Created in collaboration with Chromatic 3D Materials, a 3D-printing ...

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 ...

GERETSREID – German specialist Pulcra Chemicals has included microcapsules into its existing range of odour-neutralising formulations to improve the durability of these active ingredients for leather, ...

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 ...

NEW DELHI – Indian government officials forecast that the value of the country’s technical textiles sector is set to more than double in the next five years and could be worth $50 billion by 2028. The ...

MILAN – The yarn and fibre exhibition, Filo, will celebrate its 60th edition on the 20th and 21st September 2023, at Allianz MiCo – Milan Filo has been exhibiting for 30 years, and has gone through ...

PORTO – Portuguese textiles solutions company Smartex is set to introduce a new AI-based tool for textile traceability at the forthcoming ITMA trade show in Milan. Smartex, which is known for using ...

BRUSSELS – For the first time, EU trade in textiles and clothing exceeded €200 billion but a European textile industry body remains concerned that Europe’s textile trade deficit has also increased ...