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Textile design by Becky Earley

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2008-02-02 09:57:23 by Bradley Quinn in Gadgets giz
...textiles is really something Right now, Earley is lauded for her commitment to sustainable textiles. Everyone knows she was one of the first designers to print onto light-absorbing fleece made from recycled plastic bottles, and that she broke fresh ground by developing eco-friendly printing processes and even came up with a new paradigm of...
 
Tags: design, becky earley, textile, eco-friendly textile design, earley, designer becky earley, textile design, eco-friendly, production
 
 
 
 
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textile: interactive fabric made of thousands of computer keys

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2008-10-17 11:35:34 by karen in technabob
TEXTile is an interactive art piece made of nearly 23,000 computer keycaps, fabric, a projector, and custom software. Viewers can type messages that become a part of the project itself Heres how it works: In this interactive sculpture, thousands of recycled keyboard keys are embedded into a continuous textile. The keys spell out a line-by-line...
 
Tags: keys, fabric, textile, active keys amid, type messages, type, continuous textile, fabric workshop, messages
 
 
 
 
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Fabric-based Electrodes for a More Comfortable ECG Experience

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2008-02-27 08:26:47 by Michael in Medgadget
...textile-based ECG electrodes, which were awarded with a US patent only two weeks ago. Unlike typical ECG electrodes, these don't use adhesives to stick to the skin, and are purported to be more comfortable than the "old" variety. The hairy members of Medgadget editorial team are particularly relieved, as we occasionally end up removing red...
 
Tags: ecg, electrodes, ecg electrodes, textile electrodes, fda, textronics, press release, receives fda clearance, skin
 
 
 
 
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See me glow Electroluminescent yarn will light you up

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2008-01-04 16:01:00 by bookofjoe in bookofjoe
...textile yarn that can be used to make clothing glow in the dark" (above The electroluminescent (EL) yarns, powered by small nine-volt batteries, glow continuously, unlike the present reflective and fluorescent safety clothes, which become visible only when an external light source such as a car headlight shines on them," wrote Clive Cookson...
 
Tags: yarn, outer conductive yarn, outer conductive, glow, textile yarns, yarns, conductive core yarn, yarn consists, glow yarns
 
 
 
 
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Science subdues smelly socks sweet citrus scent solution

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2008-06-27 14:01:00 by bookofjoe in bookofjoe
...textiles. Their microcapsules contain limonene , the main component of lemon scent Here's the abstract of the scientific paper. Microencapsulation of Limonene for Textile Application Polyurethaneurea microcapsules with limonene oil as the active agent were produced by interfacial polymerization, and their suitability for textile applications...
 
Tags: textiles, textiles impregnation, microcapsules, impregnation, textile, textile application, limonene oil, limonene, electron microscopy
 
 
 
 
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glofab: fiber optic lights that dont suck

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2008-01-25 12:45:25 by technabob in technabob
...textile. By weaving intricate patterns of fiber optic cable, then connecting them to a bright light source, these wondrous glowing sculptures come to life GloFab lighting is available as either a woven fabric or in a spherical design, and are available only on a custom-quoted basis at this point via designboom fiber optic , halogen , lamp ,...
 
Tags: fiber optic, glofab, fiber optic cable, light, bright light source, swedens glofab, organic, beautiful organic designs, light courses
 
 
 
 
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Fashion's Bleeding Edge The Incisions Gown

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2008-03-04 12:01:00 by bookofjoe in bookofjoe
...textile artist, featuring "... nine zippers at incision sites for such common operations as open-heart surgery and appendectomy" to show medical students who wear the gown during anatomy training where their scalpels should go Here's Ranit Mishori's item from today's Washington Post Health section, about the new new thing in health couture....
 
Tags: medical students distance, medical students, medical, medical knowledge brings, gown, incisions gown, incisions, students, unique surgical gown
 
 
 
 
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PICTURES: Your T Shirt would be your LCD to watch video

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2008-03-13 13:15:53 by HASH0x8b0eca0 in Techlaunches.com
One of the future clothing displayed at the CeBIT was by Philips. They introduced 'Photonic textile' which radiates various forms of lights enabling you to watch a simple animation video clip on it. "Philips' 'Photonic textile'composed of thin LEDs and chargeable battery pack." Source
 
Tags: photonic textile, chargeable battery pack, philips, thin leds, source, cebit, forms, future, lights
 
 
 
 
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Interactive textiles to help shoot better baskets

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2008-04-04 10:40:31 by HASH0x8bac3c8 in Newlaunches.com
...textiles that enhance basketball and netball players skills thus helping them to throw better shots. CSIRO Textile and Fiber Technology scientist, Dr Richard Helmer, is working with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) to develop new interactive textiles 'wearable body-mapping garments' designed to help athletes improve their skills. To...
 
Tags: interactive textiles, players, successful natural action, netball players skills, rhythm, disco drum rhythm, action, skills, beats
 
 
 
 
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'BLUE' Opening today

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2008-04-04 10:01:00 by bookofjoe in bookofjoe