Fashion grounded, Space inspired

A working fashion and technology partnership provides solutions for Space travel and opportunities for Earth-based endeavours.

Survival in Space is a major challenge for textile and apparel designers. Equally important is the inspiration that Space apparel provides for designers to imagine what we might wear on Earth. Visionary companies and individuals in America and Europe are emerging, working with NASA and the ESA to produce clothing that is transformative and inspirational. [More]

Measuring the evaporative cooling power of performance apparel using the Hohenstein “Watson” test system

LifeThreads has new medical apparel line

New York-based LifeThreads® LLC has launched its second-generation line of antimicrobial medical apparel, treated with an EPA-registered active ingredient that protects the fabric from harmful pathogens found in institutional medical environments. [More]

Applied DNA, USDA enter R&D pact

DNA-security developer Applied DNA Sciences of Stony Brook, N.Y., and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have entered a cooperative research and development agreement to identify cotton species and cultivars (subspecies) using Applied DNA's fiberTyping®. [More]

OEKO-TEX sets new Standard 100 test

At the start of 2016, the Zurich, Switzerland-based International OEKO-TEX Association published updated test criteria and limit values for product certification in accordance with OEKO-TEX Standard 100. The new regulations take effect April 1, 2016, for all certifications, following a three-month transition period. [More]