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New Zealand backyard shade sail solution
December 10th, 2024
The clients for this project asked for a shade sail to cover their north-west facing courtyard. The solution from SunCraft NZ, Ltd., won an Award of Excellence in the Commercial Awnings & Canopies category of the 2024 Advanced Textiles Association International Achievement Awards. It was important for the clients to have a solution that provided […]
Textiles combat noise pollution
December 1st, 2024
Environmental Noise Control was asked to provide noise mitigation for a press junket and movie premiere held on a loading dock. The company deployed its proprietary STC-25 acoustical barrier blankets, fabricating six 20-foot-wide, 30-foot-long and 20-foot-high suites where media could privately interview and record cast members. Image: Behrens and Associates Environmental Noise Control In August, […]
Robotics plus ETFE fabric architecture in a Chinese building
December 1st, 2024
When you think of robotics, architecture probably is not what first comes to mind. But design company line+, of Hangzhou, China, partnered with robotics systems company RoboticPlus.AI to create a dynamic building like no other. The public building, Lotus by the Xiangjiang River in Changsha, in Hunan, China, has a central observation hall that raises […]
Silk fabric walls suppress sound
December 1st, 2024
Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s suppression fabric quiets a space by generating sound waves that interfere with an unwanted noise to cancel it out (figure c) or by being held still to suppress vibrations that are key to the transmission of sound (figure d). Image: Massachusetts Institute of Technology/courtesy of the researchers Step 1: Take inspiration […]
Ernesto Neto debuts largest sculpture of his career
December 1st, 2024
The sculpture represents the intertwining of cultures and transatlantic voyages. Ernesto Neto and his assistants crocheted the fabric pieces using a technique developed by Neto over several years in his studio. Image: Bruno Lopes Ernesto Neto, a contemporary artist from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, recently exhibited his largest sculpture to date at the Museum of […]
ATA introduces PFAS Resource Center
December 1st, 2024
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and the regulation of them continue to be one of the top issues facing the textiles industry. Although federal reporting rules have been delayed until next year, there are still a number of state and federal regulations to manage. To help companies in the industry navigate those challenges, Advanced Textiles […]
Advanced Textiles Expo 2024 brings more than 4,200 attendees
December 1st, 2024
Advanced Textiles Expo® 2024, the largest event of Advanced Textiles Association® (ATA), concluded with resounding success on Sept. 24–26 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. Once again held in conjunction with Sun Shading Expo North America—organized by Messe Stuttgart, founders of R + T and the world’s largest trade fair for roller shutters, […]