Devices That Can Extend Health and Profits
Global life expectancy has risen to 71.7 years in 2022 (from 64.5 years in 1950) and is set to rise further to 77.3 years by 2050 according to figures from the United Nations Population Division. Access to healthcare and medical advances are key contributing factors with countries spending most on healthcare tending to have higher …
Textile Recycling: State of Play
Interview with Report Author Brett Mathews The April launch of a new report “Textile Recycling: State of Play,” was directed not just at the textile industry but at potential investors. I spoke with report author Brett Mathews, textile and apparel industry writer, influencer and disruptor, also publisher and editor of Apparel Insider magazine that has …
Slogan or Substance
Made in America Must Be More About Manufacturing than Marketing Politicians like nothing better than a catchy slogan: “Made in America” and “Buy American” certainly fit those criteria, but are these phrases beguilingly simple? The origins can be traced back to the Buy American Act of 1933, when legislation required the federal government to purchase …
Fibers for FHE
Driving Forces of Flexible Hybrid Electronics The global smart textile market estimated to be worth $2.82 billion in 2022 and projected to rise to $17.94 billion by 2031, showing a growth rate of 22.8% CAGR over the forecast period according to a report by Straits Research. Fibers in this field have two related but distinct …
Emerging Common-Sense Sustainability
Sustainability has been a dominant, if not the dominant presence in fiber and yarn developments throughout 2022 and shows no signs of abating in the near future. Manufacturers have, in the past, shown hesitancy to promote their environmental progress, often because of a wariness of being taken to task for not being fully circular, or …