Technical Textiles
Techtextil North America and Texprocess Americas to Spotlight Education, Training and Innovation
As a leading business platform, Techtextil North America and Texprocess Americas will bring decision makers from all of the major industries that touch technical textiles, nonwovens, sewn products, equipment and …
Challenges in Making Smart Clothing Accessible for Healthcare
Medical Smart Textiles and Wearable Health Devices Aren’t Yet Affordable for the Mass Consumer Market Many in the medical profession have argued that healthcare should move away from its current …
Out of this world smart wearables
Wireless Compose-2: A Wireless Communication Network with a Ballistocardiography Smart-Shirt Experiment in the ISS Columbus Module Evaluating the effects of the environment of space on the human cardiovascular system was …
Textiles – progress in the making
It was very apparent at this year’s combined Techtextil, Texprocess and one-time-only Heimtextil Summer Special shows which were held in Frankfurt, Germany, from June 21-24, that European legislation is currently …
Smart yarns for health and wellbeing
In the last five years, smart yarn technology has gone from being an enabler of smart materials to being the carrier – and the dispenser – of intelligence in wearables. …