Fibre2fashion published a huge report about fibres in the 21st century written by Prof. T.K.Sinha, Yogita Agrawal, Rupa Mohanta and Rupali Kapoor. The whole thing is really comprehensive. Here is the...

While thinking about the term "micro-economy" it can mean too that we repeat ancient products and ideas but are able to make it much smaller. So with this new textile. It is build like...

I found this entry about Phase Change Materials on a "Flog", a fake Weblog. However, the copy is pretty comprehensive and the topic interesting as well. Because the weblog's aim is to...

Part I - What drives the world? Convergence is probably the word of the century. Convergence of technologies, convergence of media etc. But what's about the structures behind these trends? What...

Some trends reported from the ISPO (huge fashion fair) and the Outdoor (huge outdoor fashion fair): Portable technology is now being developped by several brands. +++ LEVI'S has launched a line of...

Very very cool is: Philips. Often enough I had this thought the last years but now they kick it. The company designer play around with an old idea from me: Clothes that show the emotion of the wearer....

Around 800 companies from 11 countries are involved in the "Network for Textile Innovation" founded in Germany. The main aim is to restructure the traditional textile industry into 1) a...

We all know that animals (like we) are moved by bones and muscles - spiders are not. They use a hydraulic system that is much more lightweight. Scientists Carlo Menon and Cristian Lira have developed...

A designer you should look at is Hella Jongerius. She is one of the most famouse modern designer with own exhibitions at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Institute of Contemporary Art in...

This creation was "close2catch" and is a technological revolution. A shirt that measures what is available with sensors today. Because you'll have a lot of healthcare data at hand the...

Even at the worlds biggest consumer electronics fair in September in Berlin we will see a Wearable Fashion show named "eFashion" (I guess it will be part of the Science show. However, till...

How should I call that: High-High Tech? New research shows that you can control Solitons. The polymer chains tend to bend and twist as solitons pass through them. This has led to the possibility of...

While surfing the site of the "Bath University" the last days I found another interesting project from there: a fabric that keeps cool when it's hot and warm in winter days. Or like my...

One direction I see are the different developments with nature fabrics and artificial fiber. The second comes here: Later this year the Elsie Whiteley mill in Halifax will house a European Centre for...

Nanotechnology still sounds pretty hip and "future". But companies like Nano Tex prove that it's already around us. MSNBC.com gives a short overview and talk about Sensatex too. Now,...

With age skin becomes dryer and less elastic. This can be a reason for skin tears. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO, Australia) has come up with a new medical...

Just a note about a TV show in Europe that broadcasted an overview about hightech textiles. First of all, in future Europe can not compete in the traditional textiles business. These materials (like...

Talking about high-tech textiles one would'nt think about bamboo, would you? Think different. Bamboo has some interesting features. Bamboo features natural antibacterial properties that prevent...

Just 1 month from now starts the IMB Cologne - the World Fair for Apparel Production Technology and Textile Processing from 10th to 13th May 2006. The list of product groups encompasses all sectors...

Stretch your computer. (Yes, you can stretch the image too by clicking ;-). Wired reports about a new technology: The secret is in the silicon: the stuff electronic components are made of. Although...

Trade fair check next round: how many companies show wearable computing at worlds largest IT-fair? Answer is: four. One of them is warmX with a cool (or warm) idea about tech textiles. They knit a...