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2017-12-01
Fibers are the basis of textile fabrics and goods. So, it stands to reason that companies seeking to innovate in the textile arena often start at the source—with the fiber itself. Three growing trends stand out in fiber and fabric production, as manufacturers and consumers alike focus on...
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2016-06-01
There’s nothing like a 3D “mini me” to make you realize, “Yes, those jeans do make my butt look big!” I had hoped that the result would be a bit more Hollywood when I’d stepped into what felt like the E! Red Carpet GlamCam360—iMakr’s 3D pop up body scanner. iMakr, a value-added retailer of 3D...
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2014-08-01
Park, Jung Hyun, Suh, Minyoung, Satam, Dnyanada, Lee, Hoon Joo
Due to increased pressures arising from technological advancements, new product design and development has become essential in many areas, including the sportswear sector. Recently, sports activities rely on emerging technologies to develop textiles that have high performance value and varied...
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2015-08-01
The core prerequisite of high quality textiles is high quality fabric. This can only be achieved by appropriate use of high quality yarns. Quality is mainly measured by the usefulness, serviceability in respective purposes, durability, comfort, and outward appearance of products. And for...
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2018-02-01
“Software is eating the world,” proclaimed Venture Capitalist and software engineer Marc Andreessen at the 2017 Mobile World Conference in Barcelona, Spain. “With lower start-up costs and a vastly expanded market for online services, the result is a global economy that for the first time will be...
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2016-02-01
The ISO TC38 technical committee on textiles has recently approved an important revision of ISO 105 B02 (Colour Fastness to Artificial Light: Xenon Arc Fading Lamp Test) to make it a true, performancebased standard. Until recently, the standard excluded flat array xenon arc test chambers, even if...
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2014-10-01
In1996 and 1997, three teenaged girls were murdered in the small town of Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA. According to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff ’s Office, investigating officers knew the cases were linked and they were looking for a serial killer, but despite all the evidence collected, the...
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2016-12-01
Last year, “the dress” took the world by storm as people puzzled over whether it was blue-and-black or white-and-gold—and over how such a discrepancy about a seemingly objective article of clothing was even possible. The photo brought issues of color perception and color rendering out of the labs...
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2017-10-01
If a ray of sunlight shines through a window and one looks closely, there are many small fibers, or microfibers, floating in the air. They may be synthetic in origin or natural fibers such as cotton, wool, or hair; however, most are shed from textile materials used in our homes and clothing....
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2016-12-01
For most of my life I have lived in big cities where I didn’t need to drive. I just stepped onto the curb and hailed a taxi. But the other day I stepped onto the curb and no taxi appeared. And then it dawned on me—taxis don’t appear anymore; they are summoned. There’s an app for that now. As an...