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Autotech Nonwovens Advancing Industrial Textiles

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Fiber Microelectronics for Advanced Fabric Systems

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Smaller plastic particles look like food to many small creatures including turtles and fish; this is how plastic gets into the food chain. Photo courtesy of iStockphoto/Slavadubrovin

Plastic has been part of our lives for the past 70 years. For the sake of history, in 1953, high-density polyethylene (HDPE) brought expansion to low-density radical polyethylene (LDPE), used …

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North American Nonwovens Industry Outlook Report

The INDA Market Intelligence department began 2024 with directive to re-envision INDA’s focus as a valuable data-driven resource and expand the market tools that we provide to the INDA membership …

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Fiber developers are looking to nature to help guide their designs

The global nonwoven industry is at a crossroads, facing increasing pressure to address environmental concerns and develop sustainable alternatives to traditional materials. As the world shifts toward a more sustainable …

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Sustainability takes center stage in nonwovens.

Emerging Trends. Empowering Innovation. Enhancing Knowledge. Sustainability remains one of the most discussed topics, and biggest challenges, within the nonwovens industry. The topic is a significant component of every conference, …

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Professor Jeanne Tan's work with Polymeric Optical Fiber (POF) investigates the potential for surface pattern and texture in e-textiles. Photo courtesy Marie O'Mahony

Materiality is rising to the forefront in some of the latest research and development in wearables for healthcare applications. The Wearables Collective symposium co-hosted by the Royal College of Art …

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