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Printing flexible wearable electronics for smart device applications
The demand for flexible wearable electronics has spiked with the dramatic growth of smart devices that can exchange data with other devices over the internet with…
Developing tyre fibres from plastic and textile waste
Tyre manufacturer Group Michelin and French biochemicals company Carbios S.A. have developed polyester tyre fibres from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic and…
Natural silk-like hierarchical fibers created by bioinspired self-assembly
Protein fibers such as collagen fibers, hairs, and silks, are fundamental building blocks of life. They play an essential role in motility, elasticity, scaffolding,…
Researchers develop new method for biomanufacturing of vascularized tissue
Vascularized structures infiltrated within a nanofibrous extracellular matrix (ECM) play vital roles in maintaining functions and metabolism of tissue and organs.…
Solvay and Vertical Aerospace partner on electric air-taxi project
Solvay will supply composite and adhesive technologies as well as technical support to Vertical Aerospace.
New dates and new event cycle for Techtextil and Texprocess
The dates for the next Techtextil and Texprocess in Frankfurt am Main have been fixed. The two trade fairs will be held from 21 to 24 June 2022 and shift to even…
Material efficiency and fibre recycling in textile spinning: Approaches for circular…
Material efficiency and fibre recycling in textile spinning: Approaches for circular
economy
21st January 2021, 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm (CET)
Meet the growing demand…
OSAKA TEAM USES SILK NANOFIBRES TO IMPROVE 3D PRINTING
Scientists at Osaka University have used silk nanofibres, which they produced by mechanical disintegration, to enhance the 3D printing process so that the cells or…
With innovative nanofiber membranes, cloth masks’ efficacy goes up to 99%
The cloth masks many are sporting these days offer some protection against COVID-19. However, they typically provide much less than the professional N95 masks used…
Watch interviews with textile and garment industry leaders at itma.com
2020 will go down in history as the year of the COVID-19 crisis, a global pandemic impacting people and businesses adversely. Against this backdrop, we would like to…