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1993

Cheng, J. J. Roger., Rabinovitch, Jeffrey S.

Structural engineering report SER 191 | SER-ID SER191

2016-12-01

Jiake, Zhang, Wenliang, Xue, Mengyuan, Wei

The textile industry is a traditional industry in China, having a large share of China’s total import and export volume each year. As the living standards of people improve, consumers not only care about the price and style of textile consumer goods, but are also increasingly concerned about the...

2024-08-08

Cepeda, Amanda

2015-11-09

Anson Wong

The recent success of design-driven companies has generated much inquiry into the question of what is design thinking because many companies have begun to realize how design thinking affects their competitiveness. However, these companies do not understand the so-called design-driven process, and...

Spring 2019

Joury, Jumana Rajae

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women with more than two thousand new cases diagnosed every year in Alberta. Women endure both physical and psychological hardship from the disease and treatment. Surgical treatment often includes a mastectomy that removes the entire breast. Breast...

2016-10-01

Musante, Glenna B.

Over the past decade, digital printing has begun to grow globally into a major force in the textile industry. In the process, it’s become a vehicle for a vast number of changes. From near-shoring, to fast fashion, to the proliferation of textile-based signage, digital printing is creating a world...

2016-10-01

Steele, Devin

Recent advances in machines, print heads, software, and inks/colorants have pushed digital inkjet printing to higher performance levels that pass commercial muster for speed and efficiency. High-speed digital printers are now able to print 70 meters per minute, making them competitive with rotary...

2020-10-01

Davies, Nicola

The evolution of digital printing is being driven by innovations in machine and ink technologies that enable various functionalities. In particular, developments are being made in the areas of textiles, wearable sensor technology, and 3D and 4D printing, with applications across many areas,...

2018-10-01

Cormier, Sean, Molino, Mike, Zhu, Min, Shearman, John, Hogan, Mike

The United States produces 20 million bales of cotton fiber per year.1 The most commonly-produced US variety is Gossypium hirsutum, which is popularly known as Upland cotton. This type of cotton is ideal for denim because of its strength and durability.

2016-08-01

Quante, J. Michael

The E-Textile Explosion The stuff of science fiction, right? Clothes that light up in response to sound, monitor your heart rate as you go about your day, or help to keep your mp3 player charged up. These are examples of the primitive e-textiles that have appeared on runways and in the press,...