The Stacks
Is it possible to engineer natural fibers for performance or aesthetics in fiber form?
In this Ask an Expert, Materials Specialist Jessica Brenner answers the question: Can natural fibers like linen, silk, wool, cotton, and hemp be engineered to achieve the desired hand feel and …
Fashioning a Circular Future
Dr. Andrew Dent invited Fashion Designer & Brand Strategist Jonathan Cheung to join him in a conversation. Here, Jonathan shares lessons learned through his years of experience working with global …
Performance Fibers for Non-Apparel Applications
For this session, Dr. Andrew Dent focuses on performance fibers. More specifically the ones that are not meant for apparel but composites for high-performance applications outside of what we wear. …
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Staple Fiber, Monofilament, and Multifilament
Staple fiber is a fiber of a discrete length. It can be natural or synthetic. Staple fibers are collected, aligned, and then twisted into a yarn, a process we typically refer to as spinning. Staple …
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Material Profile: PalmFil Fiber
MC 1102001 / PalmFil Fiber This is the world's first textile fiber extracted from the by-products of pruning date palms, namely from their fronds and fruit stalks. This upcycled material creates value …
Top Five Materials: February 2022
MC 785602 / Plastic Free Paper from Lactips Lactips' Plastic Free Paper offers a new PFAS, PVDC, and silicone-free coating that provides barrier and thermo-sealing properties while ensuring the …
Haptics
When we touch and feel something, that material’s tactile properties may present an experience or insight that we would’ve never expected by just looking at, smelling, listening to, or tasting it. …
What are some of the challenges and opportunities for wearables?
In this Ask an Expert, Materials Specialist, Jessica Brenner tackles the question: What are some of the challenges and opportunities for wearables to make their mark? Find out the three factors to pay …
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Eye On: CES 2022
CES 2022, the first hybrid event was anything but normal. It was messy so is the innovation as put eloquently by Gary Shapiro, President and CEO of CTA. Disruption is the new norm. While in person …
Technical Textiles
Technical textiles are different from conventional textiles, in that their primary end-use goal is functional in nature, rather than aesthetic or tactile. Whereas conventional textiles are typically …
Material Profile: AMO Touch Sensor
MC 1111202 / AMO Touch Sensor from Amosense These flexible, stretchable, touch-sensitive sensors are designed by Amosense for consumer electronics, medical devices and healthcare and home …
Tech Forecast: Materials and Technology Trends with IDTechEx
A key element when talking about consumer electronics is the relationship between electronic circuitry and the materials they need to interact with. Are materials keeping up with the rapid evolution …
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Bamboo – The Ultragrass
Provenance and careful processing are key. Versatile, fast-growing, ubiquitous, and one of the few materials that screams sustainability, bamboo can be a viable basis for a lot of packaging designs. …
Materials in Robotics and Automation
For this seminar, I wanted to talk to you about materials for robotics and automation. As we move into what people are calling the 4th Industrial Revolution. There's going to be an awful lot of …
E-Textiles
An e-textile, or electronic textile, is a fabric that has or enables the use of embedded electronic components. Namely, an e-textile leverages electrical conductivity to act as live electrical circuit …
