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Lynsey Jones Named Executive Director Of The Americas Apparel Producers’ Network (AAPN)

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Feb 15, 2024

Program Launched to Generate Jobs and Stop Migration

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The United States Agency for International Development and the Honduran Association of Maquiladoras launched the "Hilando Oportunidades" program in Honduras, which seeks to train 1,500 young people to work in the textile industry. The program brings together the most respected universities for textile education in the US, including NC State, Gaston College, and Catawba Valley Community College.

Feb 13, 2024

Innovations In Testing & Quality Control

Textile World
Wilson College of Textiles associate professor Kavita Mathur reviews improved tests for fabric performance along with automated inspection and digitalization technologies that reduce product defects and waste to help improve the textile supply chain.

Feb 13, 2024

Advanced Planning & Scheduling Systems

Textile World
Wilson College of Textiles professor Kristin A. Thoney Barletta elaborates on the wide range of software technologies from companies located throughout the world featured at ITMA 2023.

Feb 12, 2024

Digital Innovations In Computer-Aided Design Software For Weaving

Textile World
Wilson College of Textiles assistant professor Janie Woodbridge discusses the digital advances in computer-aided design for the weaving industry.
Kaleb Spivey sitting in a wheelchair utilizing the hand pedal device on the sewing machine with Sam Pearce watching.

Feb 12, 2024

Bridging Accessibility Gaps in the Fashion Studio

Wilson College of Textiles staff are making fashion studio spaces more accessible with 3D-printed hand pedal devices.

Five Wilson College of Textiles students pose in front of NRF Foundation New York Student Program sign.

Feb 8, 2024

Exploring the Future of Retail at the NRF Student Program

Wilson College of Textiles students traveled to New York City to attend the National Retail Federation Student Program.

Feb 8, 2024

Scientists have discovered a new supercapacitor, which is a yarn-Shaped supercapacitor

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The Wilson College of Textiles has produced yarn-shaped supercapacitors that can efficiently store the highest amount of energy per unit length.

Feb 8, 2024

Scientists Discover Yarn-Shaped Supercapacitor “Sweet Spot”

SciTechDaily
Scientists at the Wilson College of Textiles have discovered the “sweet spot” where a threadlike energy storage technology, known as a “yarn-shaped supercapacitor” (YSC), yields the highest and most efficient flow of energy per unit length.

Feb 8, 2024

Scientists have discovered a new supercapacitor, which is a yarn-shaped supercapacitor

List23
The Wilson College of Textiles has produced yarn-shaped supercapacitors that can efficiently store the highest amount of energy per unit length.

Feb 6, 2024

Lynsey Jones Named Executive Director Of The Americas Apparel Producers’ Network (AAPN)

Textile World
Wilson College of Textiles alumna Lynsey Jones was recently named executive director of the Atlanta-based Americas Apparel Producers’ Network (AAPN).