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A Global Perspective of Liberalizing World Textile and Apparel Trade [PDF]
International trade in textile and apparel has been governed by quantitative restrictions under the Multi-Fiber Arrangement (MFA) and earlier agreements for more than 30 years.
Agapi Somwaru, Xinshen Diao
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Adaptive Carbon Nanotube Patches for Versatile Electronic Textiles and Wind‐Harvesting Applications
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.An adhesion‐tunable electronic textile patch based on a carbon nanotube/paraffin composite is presented, enabling direct, adhesive‐free integration with fabrics. Pressure‐responsive bonding allows reversible or permanent attachment on demand.
Seokwon Joo +4 more
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Magnetic Textiles: A Review of Materials, Fabrication, Properties, and Applications
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.Magnetic textiles (M‐textiles) are emerging as a programmable materials platform that merges magnetic matter with hierarchical textile structures. This article consolidates magnetic material classes, textile architectures, and fabrication and magnetization strategies, revealing structure–property–function relationships that govern magneto‐mechanical ...
Li Ke +3 more
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Journal of Natural FibersThis study evaluates the sensory comfort of eco-friendly textiles, comparing natural (bamboo, organic cotton, hemp, jute, soya bean protein fibers), regenerated (Tencel (lyocell)), and synthetic (recycled polyester, recycled nylon) fibers for sustainable
Fatima Iftikhar +6 more
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Technology transfer from NASA to targeted industries, volume 2 [PDF]
This volume contains the following materials to support Volume 1: (1) Survey of Metal Fabrication Industry in Alabama; (2) Survey of Electronics Manufacturing/Assembly Industry in Alabama; (3) Apparel Modular Manufacturing Simulators; (4) Synopsis of a ...
Mccain, Wayne +5 more
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Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This review presents recent progress in vision‐augmented wearable interfaces that combine artificial vision, soft wearable sensors, and exoskeletal robots. Inspired by biological visual systems, these technologies enable multimodal perception and intelligent human–machine interaction.
Jihun Lee +4 more
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Do geese migrate domestically?: Evidence from the Chinese textile and apparel industry [PDF]
The vast majority of empirical literature on “flying geese” examines industrial relocation across national boundaries, in particular in Asia. However, few studies have empirically tested whether this kind of “flying geese” pattern of industrial ...
Jianqing, Ruan, Zhang, Xiaobo
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Free Trade’s Looming Threat to the World’s Garment Workers [PDF]
, 2003 In this working paper, the authors challenge the ideology of free trade. The paper focuses on the damaging effects of one particular free trade policy – the phase-out of textile and apparel quotas – and its impact on the global garment ...
Bas, Nikki Fortunato, Foo, Lora Jo
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Graphene‐Based Wearable Textile Triboelectric Nanogenerators and Biomechanical Sensors
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This study presents a wearable textile‐based triboelectric nanogenerator (T‐TENG) using sprayed graphene enhanced with a PVA adhesion layer. The graphene‐based electrode demonstrates high electrical conductivity and robustness to multiple bends. The fabricated T‐TENG provides stable and efficient output, with strong responsiveness to biomotion.
Hongyang Dang +4 more
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Cotton and Child Labor Poster [PDF]
, 2008 Poster aimed at educating consumers about the use of child labor in the planting and harvesting of cotton. Offers consumers suggestions on how they can take action and demand that apparel producers and vendors do not support child ...
International Labor Rights Forum
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