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FEDTEX: Actionable Insights On Federal Textile Needs, Technical Innovations

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Your Clothes May Become Smarter Than You

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Defense Spending Drives Innovation At Techtextil 2026

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The annualFederal and Defense Textile and Tactical Equipment Summit (FEDTEX), event featured a range of innovations from domestic manufacturers, as well as the latest policy updates from the government.

Programming at FEDTEX highlighted federal procurement needs, Berry Amendment compliance, textile innovation and the role of domestic manufacturing in supply chain resilience. The Federal and Defense Textile and Tactical Equipment …

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Could textiles house the next big smart technology? UGA researchers aim to find out. (Photo by Chamberlain Smith)

UGA researchers are working on smart textiles that can measure heart rate, store power You’re probably used to the sight of smartwatches on people’s wrists. But what about smart clothes? …

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Live “Performance Apparels on Stage” catwalk presentations took place several times daily.

Advanced textiles are entering a new phase of strategic importance as they address economic, environmental and security challenges. Protective wear emerged as the defining theme of the Techtextil 2026 exhibition …

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NASA Space Missions

Over the past decade, NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate and its team of development partners have developed several unique thermal protection system (TPS) technologies designed to protect spacecraft from the …

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KUKA pick-and-place robot arm at work during Techtextil in Frankfurt. Photo courtesy of Marie O’Mahony

This article takes stock of some of the near-term developments that are likely to be seen in e-textiles, as well as outlining some important industry and academic events this coming …

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