Informal waste pickers are on the frontlines of fashion’s waste crisis. Recognizing their vital role could help shape the ...

Could a flat piece of fabric hold a 3D shape, the way paper does in origami? Aiming to find out, researchers from the Cornell ...

China's first carbon-neutral factory in the textile sector, located in East China's Jiangsu province, has officially entered production and is on track to achieve full carbon neutrality by 2027, ...

Robots aren't always the most delicate of machines when handling fragile objects. They don't have the lightness of touch of humans. But that could be about to change thanks to a new development in ...

From the labs of Hsinchu to the looms of Tainan, Taiwan’s textile innovators are merging data, design, and sustainability to create the next chapter of a century-old industry. Taiwan’s textile sector, ...

Smart textiles are no longer passive wearables that track steps or monitor vitals. They are transforming into energy-active fabrics capable of generating power on their own. This evolution is driven ...

Editor’s note: North Carolina State University (NC State) colleagues Kavita Mathur, Ph.D., and Amanda Mills, Ph.D., have jointly contributed the following responses to questions from Janet Preus, ...

Imagine adjusting the temperature of the air conditioning or skipping a song in your car, not by fiddling with a screen or voice command, but simply by swiping your hand across the fabric of your ...

Graphene at the fiber's multi walled core increases resistance on pressure, delivering flexible, sensitive touch sensing for robots, prosthetics and clothing. The research team, led by Associate ...

Abstract: In the contemporary competitive landscape, industrial organisations are compelled to augment their innovation capacities and productivity levels through Industry 4.0 technologies. However, ...

A new range of advanced smart fabrics designed to improve animal healthcare has been developed by 3E Smart Solutions and produced on the state-of-the-art embroidery systems of ZSK, both of whom are ...