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Innovation / Pecotex

26 September 2022

The researchers embroidered the sensors into a facemask to monitor breathing, a t-shirt to monitor heart activity, and textiles to monitor gases like ammonia, a component of the breath that can be used to track liver and kidney function.

Wearable Sensors Styled into T-shirts and Facemasks, Exciting Possibilities for Everyday Clothing

Researchers at the Imperial College London have used a cotton-based conductive thread to make sensors that can be used to monitor breathing, heart activity, and gases like ammonia, a component of the breath that can be used to track liver and kidney function.

Staff Writer

Innovation / Nike Forward

9 September 2022

Nike Forward is purpose-built and created for future circularity. The latest advancement in over 30 years of innovations, it joins the ranks of Nike Air, Flyknit, Flyleather, Space Hippie and Next Nature.

Nike Rethinks Fleece, Goes Forward with Needlepunch, Discards Zippers, Cuts Carbon Footprint

Nike has a recyclable winner on its hands. Half a decade of intense research has ensured that use of first gen material, moving away from traditional knit and woven processes, and doing away with trims has contributed to an average of 75% reduction in carbon footprint. The finished product—made with the Nike Forward process—is composed of 70% recycled content by weight.

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Innovation / Wearable Tech

5 September 2022

Rice University engineers have designed fluidic logic elements into garments to help people with functional limitations perform tasks without electronic assistance. Such devices could eliminate the need for wearers to carry bulky power units.

Wearables Take ‘Logical’ Step Towards Onboard Control

Engineers at Rice University’s George R Brown School of Engineering have been able to embed pneumatic circuits into fabric for assistive garments. The lab’s logic-enabled textiles can be mass produced using existing clothes-manufacturing processes.

Staff Writer

Dyes & Chemicals / Wastewater Treatment

13 August 2022

Removal of dyes from contaminated aqueous resources is important in reducing environmental pollutants and mitigating environmental and health impacts. The findings from this study provide insights into the development of polymeric materials to remove soluble dyes from contaminated water to foster environmental and water sustainability.

Soon a Method to Remove Dyes from Wastewater

A new potential method is in the works to clean wastewater generated by the textiles, cosmetics and other industries.

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Innovation / Natural Dye

4 July 2022

The mahogany dye has undergone tests to ensure that it is at par with internationally accepted standards and is free of hazardous chemicals, making it safer for the wearer, the environment and those involved in the manufacturing process. Rich in hues, the exclusive mahogany dye offers 16 hybrid dye colours across different fabric compositions (100% cotton, 100% polyester and poly-cotton blend).

A New Natural Dye Innovation from Sri Lanka

‘Warna by Mahogany’ is a natural dye innovation behind a new line of organic, eco-friendly fabric from the Sri Lanka-headquartered Hayleys Fabric that has found space among the Top 10 global innovations at ISPO Textrends Spring/Summer 2024.

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Innovation / Smart Textiles

14 June 2022

Electronically conductive fibres are already in use in smart textiles, but in a recently published research article ionically conductive fibres have proven to be of increasing interest.

Breakthrough in Project to Produce Conductive Yarns Without Conductive Metals

Ionofibres, or ionically conductive fibres, may in the future be used for such items as textile batteries, textile displays and textile muscles, according to researchers. A texfash.com report.

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Innovation / Sanitisation Tech

8 June 2022

The UWS Project Team of Mohammed Yaseen, Mostafa Rateb, Emanuel Epelle, Luc Rolland With Anthony Burns, COO of ACS.

Fashion Industry About to Be Revolutionised by New Sanitisation Technology

A revolutionary technology could help to drastically reduce landfill waste from clothing, textiles, and PPE products, offering far-reaching environmental benefits. texfash.com reports

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Innovation / Carbon Capture

8 June 2022

A new design for a filter could help remove carbon dioxide from flue gas emissions and air.

New Textile Filter Shows Promise for Carbon Capture

Research on a new textile-based filter that combines cotton fabric and an enzyme that can filter carbon dioxide from air and gas mixtures at promising rates could be a step forward in reducing carbon dioxide emissions from biomass, coal or natural gas power plants. texfash.com reports.

Staff Writer

Innovation / Fabrics

8 June 2022

New Fabric Can Turn Body Movements into Electricity

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a stretchable and waterproof ‘fabric’ that turns energy generated from body movements into electrical energy.