Joseph ShavitMar 16, 2022New fabric can “hear” your heartbeatHaving trouble hearing? Just turn up your shirt. That’s the idea behind a new “acoustic fabric” developed by engineers at MIT.
Joseph ShavitNov 16, 2021Cultural shift in Benin is turning waste fabric into recycled 'gold'Every morning, Amake Yessoufou makes the rounds of the sewing workshops of Ouidah, a small coastal town, and collects scraps of fabric.
Joshua ShavitOct 28, 2021Latest trend keeps clothes out of landfillThe future of fashion is moving into a new dimension where new textile technology upcycles old clothes into brand new fabrics.
Joseph ShavitOct 10, 2021New fabric protects against both biological and chemical threatsResearchers have developed a versatile composite fabric that can deactivate both biological threats, such as the novel coronavirus.