Innovation: What, why and how?

February 3rd, 2022

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have integrated advanced metamaterials into flexible textiles to create a system capable of battery-free communication between articles of clothing and nearby devices. Photo: University of California, Irvine. A new path forward for both incremental and disruptive innovations in products and technologies.  by Seshadri Ramkumar Addressing the challenges of […]

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Bringing innovative textiles to market

June 24th, 2019

Partnerships all along the supply chain lend critical support in achieving goals.  by Marie O’Mahony Rita McGrath, associate professor at Columbia Business School, advises that “change is not the dangerous thing, stability is.” In this second of two articles on innovation, the focus is on factors that can influence the way that innovative textiles come to market. […]

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