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Insecticide-free clothing that prevents mosquitos from biting its wearer has been developed by researchers at North Carolina State University (NCSU) in Raleigh, USA. 

A process that enables the production of high-quality lignin and can be integrated easily into existing biofuel refineries has been developed by researchers at Texas A&M University in College S

Novel textiles are to be developed through a partnership formed by a manufacturer of stretchable and/or thermoregulating fibres and fabrics, The Lycra Co of Wilmington, Delaware, USA, and a develop

Polartec has eliminated per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS) from the durable water-repellent (DWR) treatments it applies to its fabrics. 

A conformable, sensor-embedded sticky patch that can be used to monitor the health of its wearer without malfunctioning or peeling-off, even when they are perspiring, is being developed by research

A lyocell fibre is being manufactured using pulp sourced from wood and by-products of the processing of citrus fruit by Lenzing Group and Orange Fiber. 

A subsidiary of Teijin of Tokyo, Japan, has started to produce carbon-fibre materials – including prepregs – commercially at a facility in Ha Nam, Vietnam. 

A knitted musical keyboard that can be easily folded or rolled-up and packed in a bag, much like an item of clothing, is being developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) of Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA, has published the mid-year supplement to its Manual of International Test Meth

The developer of technology that enables the recycling of cotton-rich textile waste and other pulp-based materials into cellulosic fibres, Infinited Fiber Co (IFC) of Espoo, Finland, has secured €3

Bio-based feedstocks are being used by Nippon Shokubai Europe (NSE) NV of Antwerp, Belgium, to produce a superabsorbent polymer (SAP).

A smart shirt that can monitor the vital signs – such as heartbeat, respiration, sweating, muscular effort and body temperature – of its wearer has been unveiled at the Mobile World Congress 20

Avient Corp has acquired UK-based manufacturer of sustainable, water-based inks for the screen-printing of textiles, Magna Colours Ltd, for US$48 million. 

A camouflage sheet renders soldiers virtually invisible to the naked eye and thermal imaging equipment, claims its developer, Polaris Solutions of Givat Haim, Israel.  

An antimicrobial additive that has been proven effective against the 229E strain of human coronavirus (a surrogate for SARS-Cov-2, which is responsible for the human coronavirus (covid-19)

As it looks to limit the environmental impact of its operations, global fastenings manufacturer YKK is to use a perfluorinated compound (PFC)-free finish to make its zip-fasteners water-repellent,

As the European Union's Single-use plastics directive (SUPD) comes into force, EDANA of Brussels, Belgium, and its member companies have committed to revise the labelling on the packaging

The developer of a continuous thread-colouring unit for embroidery machines, Coloreel of Jönköping, Sweden, has secured SEK70 million (approximately €6.9 million) in funding. 

Cleaning granulates from Dreychem are being used by IFG Asota⁽¹⁾ to clean its extrusion equipment to

An electrospun dressing that fluoresces when the wound to which it is applied is not healing properly is being developed by researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.