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Themes collided at New York trade shows Première Vision, Functional Fabrics and Lineapelle.

Premiere Vision, Functional Fabrics and Lineapelle returned to New York City showcasing 2024 forecasts. Brutalism, climate and more key.

Global Denim Jeans Market to Reach $114.6 Million by 2030. In the changed post COVID-19 business landscape, the global market for Denim Jeans estimated at...

/PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc. (AFFOA) is proud to announce the addition of Elisabeth B. Reynolds, Ph.D., to its Board of...

Plus, the City of Philadelphia is launching a service design studio, and the "new" DuPont is hiring for an innovation community developer.

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 E-Mail IMAGE: MIT engineers have developed self-cooling fabrics from polyethylene, commonly used in plastic bags. They estimate that the new fabric may be more sustainable than cotton and other common textiles. view more  Credit: Image courtesy of Svetlana Boriskina In considering materials that could become the fabrics of the future, scientists have largely dismissed one widely available option: polyethylene. The stuff of plastic wrap and grocery bags, polyethylene is thin and ligh...

Massachusetts Institute of Technology In considering materials that could become the fabrics of the future, scientists have largely dismissed one widely available option: polyethylene. The stuff of plastic wrap and grocery bags, polyethylene is thin and lightweight, and could keep you cooler than most textiles because it lets heat through rather than trapping it in. But polyethylene would also lock in water and sweat, as it’s unable to draw away and evaporate moisture. This antiwicking proper...