Joseph ShavitOct 17, 2022Engineers weave advanced fabric that can cool a wearer down and warm them upTextile engineers have developed a fabric woven out of ultra-fine nano-threads made in part of phase-change materials and other substances.
Joseph ShavitJun 6, 2022Cotton fabric filter key to low-cost, effective carbon captureResearchers found they could filter carbon dioxide from air and gas mixtures at promising rates using a proposed new textile-based filter
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 17, 2021New breathable fabric generates electricity from the movement of the bodyScientists have created a new triboelectric fabric that generates electricity from the movement of the body while remaining flexible.
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.