Textiles combat noise pollution

December 1, 2024  |  Features

In August, Hollywood Park, adjacent to the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., hosted the HARD Summer music festival, a two-day celebration of genres including electronic, techno, house, and drum and bass. The venue included four outdoor stages in the parking lots around the stadium, drawing more tha…
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Robotics plus ETFE fabric architecture in a Chinese building

December 1, 2024  |  Features

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.
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Silk fabric walls suppress sound

December 1, 2024  |  Features

Step 1: Take inspiration from the technology in noise-canceling headphones. Step 2: Apply it to textiles. Step 3: Create acoustic silk that could become cubicle or thin wall panels that reduce noise in large spaces. That’s what’s been done by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technol…
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Ernesto Neto debuts largest sculpture of his career

December 1, 2024  |  Projects

Ernesto Neto, a contemporary artist from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, recently exhibited his largest sculpture to date at the Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology (MAAT) in Lisbon, Portugal—Nosso Barco Tambor Terra (Our Boat Drum Earth).
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ATA introduces PFAS Resource Center

December 1, 2024  |  News

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and the regulation of them continue to be one of the top issues facing the textiles industry.
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Advanced Textiles Expo 2024 brings more than 4,200 attendees

December 1, 2024  |  ATA News, News

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, founder…
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