- Hybrid shopping is fashion consumers' conscious choice: EPAM Continuum
- Jan 28,2023
- Hybrid shopping has become a conscious choice of fashion consumers after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, according to an 18-month, four-stage survey in the US, the UK, and Germany by Boston-based firm EPAM Continuum. The survey also revealed that consumers aspired to buy sustainable fashion products, but affordability was still the preference. Many shoppers said they were increasingly conscious of brands’ claims around sustainability and...
- US' textiles & apparel imports up 18.96% in Jan-Nov 2022
- Jan 28,2023
- US’ imports of textiles and apparel have continued to grow in value terms and rose by 18.96 per cent to $123.463 billion in the first eleven months of 2022, compared to $103.786 billion in the same period of 2021. With 25.65 per cent share, China continues to be the largest supplier of textiles and clothing to the US, followed by Vietnam with 14.69 per cent. Within textiles, apparel constituted the bulk of the imports by the US in January-Nove...
- Engineers weave advanced fabric that can cool a wearer down and warm them up
- Jan 28,2023
- Textile engineers have developed a fabric woven out of ultra-fine nano-threads made in part of phase-change materials and other advanced substances that combine to produce a fabric that can respond to changing temperatures to heat up and cool down its wearer depending on need. Materials scientists have designed an advanced textile with nano-scale threads containing in their core a phase-change material that can store and release large amounts ...
- The LYCRA company launches its highly anticipated legwear trend forecast for AW23/24
- Jan 12,2023
- The LYCRA company, a global leader in developing innovative fibre and technology solutions for the apparel industry, launches its directional legwear trends forecast for AW23/24. This season designers look to the future by taking inspiration from nature and traditional crafts, layering it with science and technology. Each year through an alliance with the trend forecasting experts from Stijlinstituut Amsterdam, The LYCRA Company presents a for...
- New nanophotonic coating could aid thermal management and counter-surveillance efforts
- Jan 12,2023
- Controlling thermal radiation is crucial in various industries and applications. In particular, infrared emissions from the body are important since body temperature can be regulated without the use of external energy sources (i.e. heater and air conditioner). Previous studies have shown that when materials which reflect radiation from the body are worn, the wearer's body temperature increases. However, the majority of these materials are metal ...
- Crops up everyday! What is on earth ‘-core’ science?
- Jan 12,2023
- During the World Cup, the word “blokecore” frequently appeared on various social softwares and became one of the trends that young boys and girls rushed to catch up with. Seeing the root of ‘-core’ can't help but remind me of the popular “Normcore” in 2010. This word is a combination of “normal” and “hardcore”, which is used to describe a life attitude that is different from the subculture that was too pursuing individuality at that time and is s...
- The logistics industry in the U.S. grew slightly in December 2022
- Jan 06,2023
- The logistics industry in the United States grew slightly in December 2022, and the country's Logistics Managers Index (LMI) reached 54.6, up 1 percentage point from 53.6 in November 2022, but still far below the high point in 2021. The inventory levels of downstream enterprises in the United States is much higher than that of upstream enterprises (62.8 to 53.3, respectively), which indicates the differentiation observed in December. Essentia...
- 98.7% foreign enterprises expressed that they would expand investment in China
- Dec 30,2022
- From January to November 2022, the profits of major industrial enterprises in China decreased by 3.6% year-on-year. According to the data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the total profit of industrial enterprises with an annual operating income of 20 million yuan or more in these eleven months is about 7.72 trillion yuan. Although the profit decreased by about 4% compared with last year's, faced with challenges and p...