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Hang Liu

Functional Textiles / Conductive Fibre

12 December 2023

Hang Liu examines fiber samples developed at her lab. Liu says: Fashion is not just colour and style, as a lot of people think. Fashion is science.

US Scientists Develop Conductive, Cotton-Based Fibre for Smart Textiles

Plans to integrate fibres into apparel as sensor patches with flexible circuits took a step forward as researchers have come up with a single strand of fibre that has the flexibility of cotton and the electric conductivity of a polymer, called polyaniline.

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Staff Writer

Smart Fabrics / Innovation

29 April 2022

2 minutes

A Washington State University scientist, Hang Liu, is working to create a process that makes intrinsically conductive polymers ‘spinnable’ in manufacturing thanks to a new National Science Foundation CAREER award.

Project That Will ‘Spin’ Polymers to Weave Smart Wearables

A Washington State University project is in the works to create high tech fabrics by making conductive polymers ‘spinnable’ for manufacturing.

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Staff Writer

Young India Fashion Survey 2025

Textile Recycling Expo

ITF Intertex Portugal 2025

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Footwear Markets / New Trade Disorder / IV Feature

The average effective tariff rate on both footwear and apparel is over five times higher than on all other US imports.

‘Cruel’ April Heaps Tariffs, A Pause; Global Footwear Industry Feels Clobbered

Richa Bansal

10 April 2025

Pioneering Change / Earth Protex Interview

The focus at Earth Protex remains its Tex2Tex technology and business scope, which specifically targets textile-to-textile recycling of polyester. Its Thermo-Mechanical Reactor recycling technology enables easy and scalable recycling of polyester textiles. In pic: The Ganni collection

Material Science at Crossroads: The Disconnect between Scientists and Creative Industries

Richa Bansal

24 March 2025