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New Project in US Seeks to Advance Textile Industry ‘Greening’

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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. 

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 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). 

Feb 6, 2024

New study finds ‘sweet spot’ for length of yarn-shaped supercapacitors

Tech Xplore
Wilson College of Textiles researchers have identified a "sweet spot" at which the length of a threadlike energy storage technology called a "yarn-shaped supercapacitor" (YSC) yields the highest and most efficient flow of energy per unit length. 

Feb 6, 2024

Student Profile: Shivani Patel, MPP Class of 2025

UChicago News
Meet Shivani Patel, a class of 2017 Wilson College of Textiles graduate and current public policy master's student at the University of Chicago. 

Feb 2, 2024

Federal Government Funds NC-Based Textile Innovation Engine

Sourcing Journal
The Wilson College of Textiles is a recipient of the National Science Foundation's Regional Innovation Engines Program, tasked with advancing technology in the textile industry. 

Jan 30, 2024

Major NSF boost for North Carolina

Innovation In Textiles
The Wilson College of Textiles will serve as a core partner on one of the single largest investment programs in place-specific R&D in US history. 

Jan 30, 2024

Make-A-Thon 2024: Innovation for Good

NC State Sustainability
Wilson College of Textiles students complete and place in Make-A-Thon, NC State's annual sustainability innovation challenge for students. 

Jan 29, 2024

New Project in US Seeks to Advance Textile Industry ‘Greening’

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North Carolina State University's Wilson College of Textiles will serve as a core partner on a regional research effort to advance US capacity for textile innovation that ensures environmental sustainability by recycling waste materials into fibers for new textiles.