Author: Texman
Social Entrepreneurs are Transforming the Recycling Business
Jay Katari is planning to open new thrift stores across the U.S. as part of a major effort to transform the recycling industry and keep used clothing, [...]
Shaw Industries, a Dalton, Ga.-based carpet manufacturer
Shaw winner of four awards from the CalRecycle waste reduction awards program recognizing waste-to-landfill reduction programs.
Shaw recovers used ca [...]
TA Research Journey to Textile Structured Solar Cells (Part 1. Enhanced Power Conversion Efficiency of Dye-sensitized Solar Cells)
Prof. Sung Hoon Jeong
Dept. of Organic & Nano Engineering
Hanyang University, Korea
Abstract
It is already well known that there are numerou [...]
Dirt Trapping Mat Industry in Europe
Sustainability is becoming increasingly important in the textiles supply chain. Since Texcare 2012 (Frankfurt/Main) it is stretching out its fingers i [...]
2BFUNTEX: A New Coordination Action to Boost the Collaboration Between Research and Industry to Enhance Rapid Industrial Uptake of Innovative Functional Textiles
Prof. Paul Kiekens
Ghent University -
Department of Textiles
Technologiepark 907, B-9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium
Abstract
2BFUNTEX is a European C [...]
Multifunctional Composite Nanofibres New Frontier in Textile Materials
Prof. Frank Ko
Advanced Materials and Process Engineering Laboratory
Department of Materials Engineering
University of British Columbia
Abstract
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Wearable Obstacle Avoidance System Integrated with Conductive Yarns for Visually Impaired People
Prof. Vladan Koncar
University Lille North of France,
ENSAIT, GEMTEX F-59100, Roubaix, France
Abstract
The main objective of this study is to he [...]
The future of smart textiles according to SYSTEX
Prof. dr. ir. Lieva Van Langenhove
Ghent University
Abstract
SYSTEX is a European coordination action aiming at enhancing the breakthrough of sma [...]
Photovoltaics go Textile: Fundamental Considerations and Materials Aspects to Realize Dye-sensitized Solar Cells on Textile Electrodes
D. SCHLETTWEIN
Justus-Liebig-University Gießen, Institute of Applied Physics, Gießen, Germany
Textile-based photovoltaics are of interest for an ind [...]
Textile Biomedical Engineering
Prof. Yi Li
Institute of Textiles and Clothing,
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Horn, Kowloon,
Hong Kong, China
Abstract
With the in [...]