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EmergingInsight8 Feb 2024

Integrating semiconductors into fibres

Researchers have developed a new method for producing high-performance conductive yarns for wearable smart textiles.

YarnsSmart TextilesResearch & Development

Sector Analysis7 Feb 2024

Sustainable solutions keep sector stable

The sentiment for the smart textiles sector remained stable in H2 2023 due to innovative commercial and academic developments.

Smart TextilesCompanies & Finance

EmergingInsight15 Jan 2024

Electroluminescent tech lights up textile market

Researchers at Purdue University have developed electroluminescent displays for wearable applications.

Smart TextilesYarnsResearch & Development

EmergingInsight10 Jan 2024

Piezoelectric promise for wearable technology

Scientists have engineered a novel high-strength flexible device that could be integrated into wearable technology to monitor performance during sport.

FibresSmart TextilesResearch & Development

Intelligence14 Dec 2023

Ones to watch: agricultural waste

WTiN explores the methods of five innovators producing bio-based textiles from agricultural waste – including ALT TEX, Agraloop by Circular Systems, Alt. Leather, Rethread Africa and Fibe.

FibresYarnsResearch & Development

Insight20 Nov 2023

Smart textiles market worth US$5.5bn by 2025

Victoria Nickerson, WTiN’s smart textiles lead, investigates present and future developments in the smart textiles and wearables sector.

Smart TextilesFabricsEvents

Fireside Chat20 Nov 2023

Design and development in wearable technologies

In this Fireside Chat, Marie O’Mahony, a consultant, professor, author and curator specialising in smart and advanced textiles, reviews the recent ATA Expo with Madelaine Thomas, WTiN’s content lead.

Wearable TechnologyFibresEvents

Intelligence20 Nov 2023

Form, function and circularity in footwear

The demands on footwear innovation have never been so great, with pressures to adopt more sustainable, consumer-centric and higher-performing products. WTiN examines footwear concepts in pursuit of these ambitions.

FootwearWearable TechnologyResearch & Development

Company Intelligence9 Oct 2023

Clim8

This profile examines the refinement of Clim8’s proprietary thermal regulation technology and how such a solution is being packaged for those operating in the outdoor sector.

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Insight9 Oct 2023

Sustainable nonwovens on show at Cinte Techtextil

Sustainable nonwovens and intelligent manufacturing take centre stage at Cinte Techtextil China.

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Sector Analysis6 Sept 2023

Smart sportswear takes the lead

The smart textiles sector experienced a positive start to 2023 with a score of +0.60 in Q1.

Smart TextilesCompanies & Finance

ScalingIntelligence14 Aug 2023

Shoe Recycling Installation

Founded in 2017, FastFeetGrinded is a footwear recycling company that aims to “transform the international footwear industry into a circular industry”.

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Innovation Outlook10 Jul 2023

Innovation Outlook: Recycling

An exploration into current mechanical, chemical and enzymatic recycling technologies.

FibresYarnsIndustry 4.0

Innovation Outlook10 Jul 2023

Sample: Innovation Outlook: Recycling

An exploration into current mechanical, chemical and enzymatic recycling technologies.

FibresYarnsIndustry 4.0

Fireside Chat5 Jul 2023

Next-gen materials at Future Fabrics Expo

In this Fireside Chat, Victoria Nickerson, material innovation lead at WTiN, will discuss her findings from the Sustainable Angle’s Future Fabrics Expo 2023.

FibresYarnsResearch & Development

Sector Analysis17 May 2023

Steady start for the smart sector

The smart textiles sector sees a positive start to the year due to innovative developments in the commercial and academic spheres.

Smart TextilesFibresCompanies & Finance

Insight10 May 2023

Fabric responds to temperature and electricity

A new smart material developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo, Canada, can be activated by both heat and electricity, making it the first fabric ever to respond to two different stimuli.

Smart TextilesTechnical TextilesResearch & Development

Insight4 May 2023

Transforming the sports rehabilitation landscape

WTiN speaks with Naomi McGregor, founder and CEO of Movetru, a company looking to transform the sports rehabilitation landscape using wearable technology.

Smart TextilesCompanies & Finance

Innovation Outlook4 May 2023

Innovation Outlook: Alternative Dyeing and Finishing

Examining alternative dyeing and finishing methods, including sonochemistry, CO2 dyeing, plasma technologies, spray dyeing, laser finishing and more.

FibresYarnsIndustry 4.0

Innovation Outlook4 May 2023

Sample: Innovation Outlook: Alternative Dyeing and Finishing

Examining alternative dyeing and finishing methods, including sonochemistry, CO2 dyeing, plasma technologies, spray dyeing, laser finishing and more.

FibresYarnsIndustry 4.0

Insight26 Apr 2023

Shoes, bags and accessories made with HyphaLite

WTiN reports on HyphaLite, a bio-based and regenerative material made with mushrooms.

NonwovensFibresCompanies & Finance

Intelligence20 Mar 2023

Thermally conductive cellulose nanofibril filaments

Victoria Nickerson discusses thermally conductive cellulose nanofibril filaments for thermal management applications, developed by the University of Tokyo, as featured in WTiN’s Innovation Outlook.

FibresYarnsResearch & Development

Intelligence20 Mar 2023

Graphene enhanced yarn for smart textiles

Victoria Nickerson assesses TPU Evolution Graphene from CoatYarn, a thermoplastic polyurethane yarn enhanced with graphene nanotubes, as featured in WTiN’s Innovation Outlook.

FibresYarnsResearch & Development

Intelligence13 Mar 2023

Ionofibres for smart textiles

Victoria Nickerson explores Ionofibres from the University of Borås, a development made from commercial core yarns and ionogels, as featured in WTiN’s Innovation Outlook.

FibresYarnsResearch & Development

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