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Impact Penetration Testing for Textiles Part 2 AAMI versus NWSP Blotter Paper There are slight differences in the tolerances for AAMI PB70 and NWSP 80.3 blotter paper. NWSP 80.3 also has additional...

Impact Penetration Testing for Textiles Part 1 By Diana A Wyman, AATCC Impact penetration tests measure the resistance of fabrics to the penetration of water by impact. The test was developed to...

Some Positive News   It’s always nice to read some good news, especially during a crisis. It is particularly encouraging to read how the textile industry has stepped up to supply personal...

Dear AATCC, As the CEO of an advanced materials company that provides its technology in many textile platforms, I have been watching foreign textile technology companies profiteering in the USA with their...

By Nicola Davies (Featured Image: Linen of Egyptian Queen Neferu Source: Wikimedia Commons) Some of the oldest excavated fabrics have been traced back to civilizations that existed thousands of years ago. The...

In compliance with local stay at home orders, the AATCC Technical Center is closed through April 30. Online services remain available and staff are working from home to serve members and customers....

The Wonders of Replicas By Erika Simmons Two dimensional standards are awesome.  They provide an excellent means for making comparison between two states of a test specimen.  Unfortunately, there can sometimes be...

By J. Michael Quante, AATCC science editor   Greater than the Sum of its Parts… Creating fabrics with fiber blends is a mainstay of our industry, combining fabric properties that can lead...

AATCC STUDENT CHAPTER UPDATE: UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE FASHION APPAREL STUDIES +  GOODWILL OF DELAWARE + DELAWARE COUNTY HOST RE/FASHION STUDIO POP-UP! RE/FASHION GOODWILL POP-UP EXPLORES A BENEFICIAL LIFECYCLE MODEL By Kendall Keough,...

By John Russel Jones   Global student climate strikes held in 2019 were a clear demonstration that the next generation is taking climate change much more seriously than its predecessors. While many...

By Kim Anderson   Innovative effects achieved through specialty pigments and finishes bring a shot of glamour to fabrics. To continue to be competitive in the textile industry, companies are constantly looking...

Rent the Wrong Way: What’s Tech Got to Do With It? by Craig Crawford Fashion rentals and subscription models are big digital businesses that are proving to be only as strong as...

Reducing Textile & Apparel Waste By Ritu Jadwani, Delaware Valley Section The cutting stage of garment manufacturing creates the largest amount of pre-consumer fabric wastage. If cutting can be simplified or improved,...

Delaware Valley Section Meeting By Ritu Jadwani The AATCC Delaware Valley Section members had their fall meeting on Tuesday, October 8th at the Datacolor corporate office in Lawrence Township, NJ, USA. Datacolor...

Using Visible Light To Decay Toxic Dyes By Jessica Owen Researchers at Texas Tech University in the US have developed a better filtration method to remove toxic dyes from wastewater. Jessica Owen reports....

Can Our Clothes Help Us Cope With Global Warming? By Apurba Banerjee, Ph.D. Our planet is getting hotter. Much, much hotter. July 2019 was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, with unprecedented...

Smart Textiles: Not Just For Superheroes Kony Chatterjee, PhD Candidate Wilson College of Textiles North Carolina State University While I watched the Black Panther ride atop a car fighting off adversaries and...

During ITMA 2019, June 20 – 26, in Barcelona, Spain, SDL Atlas introduced their latest technology and developments across a wide range of products. Of special interest to visitors were RemoteAccess, the...

Goodbye Hot, Sweaty Denim: Now It Can Actually Make You Cooler By Apurba Banerjee, Ph.D., Chief Scientist at brrr° Denim hasn’t changed much since Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis received a patent...

Keeping Plastic Out of Our Oceans By:Ron Benjamin Plastic Soup Foundation, PlanetCare & GreenEarth Cleaning Join Forces New Orleans, LA –  The Plastic Soup Foundation has been at the center of efforts to...

Winners Announcement: 2019 “Fashion for All” Student Design Competition By: Manisha Patel AATCC is delighted to announce the winners of the 2019 AATCC and Runway of Dreams Foundation Fashion for All Student...

Microfiber – a DEFINED TERM that requires Explanation and Understanding By: George Clarke Recently, the AATCC announced it would be exploring the issue of water polluted with microfibers, caused in part by the laundering...

Interview with Cherrelle, AATCC Member By: Xuan Truong I am a PHD candidate in Chemical Engineering with a specialization in material science and nanotechnology, graduating in November of 2018. Specifically, my research...

Florida State University Student Chapter Update By: Melissa Cancel The Florida State AATCC student chapter coincides with the new Retail Entrepreneurship major, which was previously Retail, Merchandising and Product Development. We meet...