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A group of researchers has designed and tested a #smart jacket equipped with environmental sensors, heat-generating and colour-changing yarns, and artificial intelligence (#AI) to control temperature and prevent overheating. https://lnkd.in/gEzWvhFi #innovation #wearables #functionaltextiles #texfash The Hong Kong Polytechnic University American Chemical Society Jeanne Tan Follow texfash.com on LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/dWNRX6vM

The European Union (EU) has earmarked a €9.5 million (₹85.5 crore) grant to launch seven new projects along with India’s Ministry of Textiles to strengthen the country’s #textiles and #handicraft industry. https://lnkd.in/gmnD3ZiH #manufacturing #apparel #handmade #texfash Humana People to People India Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e. V. WWF Professional Assistance For Development Action (PRADAN) Network for Enterprise Enhancement and Development Support Foundation for MSME Clusters Intellecap Advisory Services Private Limited Quote: Franck Viault

eVent fabrics, a global leader in waterproof/breathable and windproof fabric laminates, is continuing a brand evolution with the recent renaming their plant-based, ePTFE-free “BIO Waterproof” and “BIO Windproof” laminates to the new “stormST” and “windstormST” for the SS 2026 product season. https://lnkd.in/dcNEmdm6 Follow texfash.com on LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/dWNRX6vM

Pili has a mission—it produces #decarbonised alternatives based on renewable resources for sustainable industrial applications. Pili President Jérémie Blache explains how Pili uses hybrid processes combining industrial fermentation and organic chemistry to manufacture sustainable, high-performance #colour ranges for the #textiles industry. Interview with Richa Bansal #dyes #colours #colorants #colourants #colors #indigo #dyeing #denim https://lnkd.in/de-aaASM

The Robotics Living Lab (RoLL) has launched at the Manchester Fashion Institute to to create and produce more sustainably, modernising #fashion #manufacturing and helping to address the industry’s skills shortage. Mentioned: The Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester Fashion Institute Quoted: susan postlethwaite Christopher Smith https://lnkd.in/df72X7kV

COMING SOON: The Young India Fashion Survey 2025 Keep watching this space! Follow texfash.com on LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/dWNRX6vM

texfash.com Managing Editor Richa Bansal is at the Bharat Tex 2025 event. If you wish to connect with her, please email richa@texfash.com.

Global nonprofit Cascale has published its first Better Buying Partnership Index since it acquired key assets of the Better Buying Institute (BBI) earlier this month. Quoted: Colin Browne Marsha Dickson Delman Lee Fiona Sadler Alexander Kohnstamm https://lnkd.in/dBtdrxNk

Why are nextgen materials critical to the #fashion industry? How can fashion #brands address financial, technical, and operational barriers to scaling #nextgenmaterials? A report by Fashion for Good details all of this and also outlines actionable steps to build robust material strategies, de-risk investments in #nextgentechnologies, and contribute to scaling innovations that are set to redefine the future of fashion. https://lnkd.in/gdxaFE7F #manufacturing #fashionindustry #fibres #texties #texfash Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Quote: Jeffrey Hogue Dorte Rye Olsen

The German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research (DITF) and tech company, Heraeus, are developing fibres and textiles with a novel infection protection system which will provide #medicaltextiles with highly effective and long-lasting protection against microbial infections. https://lnkd.in/gFwU7B5q #innovation #functionaltextiles #fibres #texfash