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Wildland PPE fabrics for extreme conditions

Eco-Dry earns King's Award for PPE

British mill AW Hainsworth has developed Eco-Dry, a lighter, more breathable PPE fabric. It is already used by around 70% of Australian wildland firefighters facing extreme heat. By Editorial staff

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Why Proactive Temperature Regulation Creates Measurable Added Value

Most functional textiles only react once perspiration has already set in. But what if a textile intervenes before it gets to that point? An independent laboratory study by Japanese research company Skinos Co., Ltd. investigated exactly this – using a controlled crossover ... By Editorial staff

Hochschule Niederrhein

XR learning spaces for textile design

For her project “Textil Designen in XR-Lernräumen” Professor Marina-Elena Wachs receives a 10,000 euro grant. By Daniel Keienburg

Extended producer responsibility in Germany

Textile industry sets up joint producer body

Germany’s textile and fashion industry has announced the creation of a Joint Producer Body for Textiles. The new structure is intended to support a functioning, efficient and resource conserving circular economy and to help implement an EPR system with clear ecological ... By Daniel Keienburg