The Textile Resource for Specialty Fabrics and Product Innovation
October 18, 2019 
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TRENDS Take a look at some of the great innovations
from the 2019 Outdoor Retailer
Summer Market, June 18 - 20 in Denver featured in the FabricLink Network's Innovation Watch. Read More.
eTextilesCommunications - Leaders in the Textile & Apparel Industry supply chain look back at 2017 and share generally optimistic expectations for 2018.
Textile Exchange - Launches new micro site (aboutbiosynthetics.org) to demystify biosynthetics. In the future our clothes could be made from sugars, biomass and plant oils.
THE CUTTING EDGE - Innovative Fabric Developments for a New Outdoor Consumer- Driven by the 80 million Millennial consumers, along with the younger Gen-Z generation, born in the mid-90s and expected to reach 84.7 million by 2020, today's primary shopper groups have a See now—wear now buying attitude.
What's New in Comfort Activewear? A Lot! - Comfort remains one of the most important qualities for today's consumers. Feeling comfortable can also make the wearer feel more confident and lead to better performance.
SENSIL HEAT - A Sustainable Fiber Technology
Cordura Forever Knit Fabric
Cordura Fabrics - Long Lasting Sustainable Solutions
KYORENE - Graphene Based Technical Fibers
MMI Textiles
THERMETRICS
NILIT®'s Sensil Trend Book looks to 2020
Schoeller shows new styles from brand partners
Microban® introduces Scentry Revive®l
ECLAT offers 3D engineered jacquard leggings
CoolVisions® introduces Dyeable Polypropylene
Sympatex Fully Recyclable Polyester Membrane
Downlite Sustainable Insulations for the Outerwear Market
| BEBOP SENSORS UNVEILS NEW FORTE DATA GLOVE
BeBop Sensors' new BeBop Sensors Forte Data Glove Enterprise Edition is the first all-day affordable high-performance wireless VR/AR haptic glove built for business, that provides true real-time haptic feedback.
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| Wearable, washable textile devices are possible with MXene-coated yarns
A highly conductive, durable yarn can be created by coating standard cellulose-based yarns with a type of conductive two-dimensional material called MXene.
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| Why Sustainable Fashion Matters
True sustainability comes when the entire supply chain is sustainable.
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| A common thread
Diamond Brand Gear is leading a regional effort to revive the art of sewing through education and collaboration. The hope is to build and grow an apprenticeship program throughout high schools.
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| DEMAND FOR FLAME RESISTANT APPAREL TO GROW BY 6.5% BY 2027
Buoyed by strong growth prospects, manufacturers of flame resistant apparel are focusing on developing flame resistant apparel that is comfortable, stylish, sustainable and innovative,
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| BROWN UNIVERSITY USES GRAPHENE TO STOP MOSQUITOES
Graphene can block signals mosquitoes use to identify a blood meal, potentially enabling a new chemical-free approach to mosquito bite prevention. Graphene also acts as a barrier mosquitoes cannot bite through
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