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Huntsman launches EverGlide™ for active sportswear
August 9th, 2013
In studies that reveal what athletes perceived to be ‘must-have’ performance qualities in their sportswear and first layer garments, skin friction and comfort came out on the top—more important than moisture management, odor control and thermal control. Huntsman Textile Effects has developed a new textile system that effectively reduces fabric to skin friction and promotes […]
Carnegie launches plant-based interior textile
August 8th, 2013
After seven years of research and development, Carnegie Fabrics, Rockville Centre, N.Y., has unveiled its high-performance interior textile—the first with a majority of plant-based content. This major breakthrough boasts 60–85 percent bio content, depending on pattern, although the U.S. government standard requires only 25 percent to carry the bio-based label. The derivation of these polyethylene […]
Solar airplane completes cross-country flight
August 8th, 2013
The term “barnstorming” means traveling around the countryside giving speeches, lectures or performances. Solar Impulse, the first aircraft that runs completely on solar energy, barnstormed across America to make a point about dramatic progress in renewable solar power. The Swiss team that developed and pilots the Solar Impulse, André Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard, completed the […]
High fashion and highly functional
August 5th, 2013
The desire to realize a textile solar energy harvesting surface that offers maximum design freedom while still being highly efficient was the driving force behind The Solar Handbag, initiated by Swiss embroidery company Forster Rohner AG and conducted in a joint research project with Swiss partners, Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil and the NTB Buchs. It […]
Aerospace showcase call for submissions
August 5th, 2013
IFAI Specialty Fabrics Expo 2013 and Advanced Textiles Conference & Trade Show will feature a unique opportunity to showcase applications used in the aerospace industry. Interested companies are asked to submit items for consideration by August 15, 2013 using the online submission form: http://ifaiexpo.com/forms/display. All items must include textiles or composite materials with a fabric […]
Innovations from NILIT®
August 1st, 2013
NILIT®, a global yarn manufacturer, participated for the first time at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market show in Salt Lake City, Utah. The company offers a range of high-performance products made from NILIT’s innovative nylon 6.6 yarns: NILIT Breeze, the cooling yarn; NILIT Innergy, for far-infrared gentle heating; NILIT Aquarius, the moisture management fiber; NILIT […]
OutDoor recognizes Ecorepel
August 1st, 2013
Schoeller Technologies ecorepel® has won the OutDoor Industry Award at the OutDoor trade fair in the category “products of high ecological and sustainable value.” According to the company, the textile finish biomimics the natural impregnation water-repellent function exhibited by the feathers of ducks and other waterfowl. The odorless finish is based on long paraffin chains […]