After almost 18 years of negotiations, an IndiaEU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) recently reconfirmed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is getting closer. Targeted for early 2026 ...
By rethinking how thin metal threads are woven into a flexible textile, EPFL researchers have created a lightweight fabric ...
An upcoming workshop in Fort William First Nation highlighting one of the most traditional of Indigenous pastimes is open to both first-timers and expert crafters.
The platform combines Meltem Kimya’s molecular recycling and Kipas Textiles’ thermomechanical recycling. Credit: Kipas Textiles/Eco Age. The platform combines a patented molecular recycling technology ...
Kipas Textiles, an integrated textile manufacturer headquartered in Turkey, has launched fibR-e, a new recycling platform it says is designed to address the hurdles that have stopped polyester from ...
Textile-to-textile recycled polyester is having a moment. In November, Swedish recycler Syre announced it will become Nike’s lead strategic supplier of textile-to-textile recycled polyester in a multi ...
Dr. Sara Nabil receives funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), Queen's University Research Initiation Grant, and The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada ...
A new fiber computer contains eight devices that work together as a single computing entity, and scientists want to weave many of them so they can work together as cohesive smart garments. When you ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Robots excel at many things, but having a good sense of touch is not among them. Whether dropping items or pinching them too tightly which crushes the object, many robots struggle with ...
Photograph of the biodegradable arm sleeve npj Flexible Electronics (2025) This is important because: Electronic waste is a global crisis, with over 50 million metric tons generated annually, much of ...
The movie’s burial shroud is a way to surveil the dead. In real life, artists are capturing intimate moments by weaving tech into textiles. This is an article from our newsletter “Science Goes To The ...
Cheap clothes and online retailing mean people are buying — and discarding — more garments than ever before. BRUSSELS — Europeans’ soaring appetite for fast fashion — accelerated by the ease of online ...