Articles and Studies
An Investigation of Space Suit Mobility with Appli, Applications of Mathematics in Technical Textiles, Calculation of the Pore Size Distribution of PBI M, Investigation of End-Use Properies of Fabrics From, Modelling and Simulation of the Mechanical Behavio, Numerical Investigations for Cutting of Wires and , Protection Properties of Advanced Textile Shields , Reinforcement of Timber Joints with Load-Adapted T, Textile Homepage, Textile Materials for Technical Uses
Automotive Textiles Initiative
Collaborative initiative of professionals, researchers and the general public involved and interested in automotive textiles, aiming to exchange ideas, form partnerships and promote development and education.
Competence Network Biomimetics
Germany. Joint development network of various German universities and technology institutes, focused on technical textiles, and smart and gradient materials. English, German and French.
Configurable Computing Lab
USA. Virginia Technical University's laboratory focusing on devices, architectures, applications and programming issues for configurable computing. Research and development of computational textile fabrics.
CTT. Centre for Technical Textiles
UK. Center for fundamental and applied research, and technology dissimination, transfer and application in all fields of the science and engineering of technical textiles. Based in the University of Leeds.
Eminent
European Union funded project created to form a bridge between small and medium sized enterprises in the field of micro and nano technologies and the European Commission, and is active in the automotive, medical, energy and life sciences, information technologies and telecommunication, and industrial process control industries. Current development project for intelligent textiles.
ESTAT-Garments
European development project performed by a consortium consisting of private industry and knowledge institutes, founded to create a basis for the qualification of the effectiveness of clothing used for the safe handling of electrostatic discharge (ESD) sensitive devices, and to develop appropriate test methods for the characterization of ESD protective garments. Conference papers on PDF files.
Evaluation of Existing Test Methods for ESD Garmen
Comprehensive 2004 intermediate progress report of the European ESTAT-Garments research project, focusing on the evaluation of existing test methods for ESD garments and fabrics. From VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.
FiCom Project
European Union funded development project within the Disappearing Computer Initiative, aiming to integrate computing ability into fibers to create flexible and functional interactive textiles.
ICEWES. International Centre of Excellence for Wea
Germany. Global competence network, involved in scientific research and development, and practical implementation of wearable electronics and interactive textiles. List of publications. Links to related sites.
IfE. Electronics Laboratory
Switzerland. Electronics laboratory of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, active in packaging, electronics, computing technologies and opto-electronics. Research into wearable computing and electronic textiles.
Indian Institute of Technology
India. Research and development of smart textile technology at the Department of Textile Technology.
Mediatex
The UK Department of Trade and Industry's web site about their Technical Textiles Project, developed to encourage and support collaboration in research and development activities throughout the UK technical textiles supply chain. List of resources, exhibitions and publications.
MIThril
Introduction to, and information resource about wearable computing from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Moratex. The Institute of Technical Textiles
Poland. Government institute dedicated to research, development and production of bullitproof textile products and automotive protection systems, and fire-retardent clothing.
PLAY Studio
Sweden. Interdisciplinary research institute, focused on the collaboration between art, technology, science and commercial enterprise. Applied research and development of interactive electronic textile fabrics and products.
PROTECT. The Program for Technical Textiles
Pan-European cooperative venture of textile universities, providing an in-depth study, and educational and training programs and methods for industrial and technical textiles throughout the European Union.
Protective Clothing Research Group
Canada. University of Alberta's Human Ecology Department research facility, involved the development of dynamic models of heat and moisture transfer in high heat flux environments, and to address simultaneously the conflicting phenomena of protection and comfort of protective clothing.
Smart and Interactive Textiles
Commercially available report on the US market for smart and interactive textiles for consumer, industrial and military applications. Author: Andrew McWilliams.
Smart Textiles Network
UK. Central Saint Martins Innovation Centre of the London University of the Arts based think tank, focused on exploring the future of smart textiles, intelligent clothing, products, and environments in the context of societal futures and future markets.
Smart Wear Lab
Finland. Special research unit of the Tampere University of Technology, focusing on research, innovation and commercialization of interactive textiles and smartwear. List of current projects. On-line publications. Links to related sites.
T4Tech Textile
Internet resource supporting the implementation and adaptation of space technologies and know-how to the textile and clothing industries. Detailed information about components and parts for integration into smart textiles and clothing systems. List of events. Links to partner sites.
Technical Textiles Index
From International Newsletters. Classified and searchable news and information index for the technical textiles industry, covering engineering, industrial and medical textiles, and nonwovens.
TechniTex Faraday Partnership
UK. Government funded initiative of the Heriot-Watt University, the University of Leeds, UMIST and the British Textile Technology Group, involved in research, design and development of new technologies and applications for technical textiles.
University of Wales
UK. Research group for smart clothes and wearable technology in the School of Art, Media and Design.
Venture Development Corp
USA. Independent technology market research and consulting firm, specializing in industrial and information technology, electronics and communication. Research and development of smart fabrics, interactive textiles and wearable clothing based computers.