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TPACC Collaborates With Firefighters As New Foams Enter Market

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Close-up of hands of young Black man sewing small pocket or patch on jeans while upcycling old clothes by workplace in fashion design studio

Feb 26, 2026

From Waste to Wardrobe: How Fashion Brands Are Embracing Upcycling

Read about upcycling, its creative application and how it’s being used on a wider scale to promote sustainability, based on research by recent Wilson College graduate Hyesim Seo.
Supercapacitor yarns integrated in a fabric for powering LEDs'

Feb 17, 2026

Fiber Batteries Promise ‘Smart Clothing’ but Two Obstacles Stand in the Way

Learn more about the challenges uncovered by NC State researchers.

A person wearing a lab coat, gloves and safety goggles uses a pipette in a laboratory, working with samples and test tubes under a fume hood with various containers and scientific equipment.

Dec 18, 2025

70 Years After the First Artificial Aorta, NC State’s Medical Textile Innovation Is Only Getting Started

The historic breakthrough in 1955 sparked decades of biomedical innovation at the Wilson College of Textiles. Today, the college is a global leader in solving the most pressing healthcare challenges.
Talley tower is reflected in the windows of Talley Student Union

Dec 10, 2025

NC State Announces 2025-26 Goodnight Early Career Innovators

See which Wilson College of Textiles faculty member earned this prestigious recognition.
Rachael Rice wears a white turtleneck sweater and brown jacket and stands next to a display of patterned textiles hanging on a metal rack. She is smiling and facing the camera.

Dec 10, 2025

Grad Student Profile: Rachael Rice

First-year master’s student Rachael Rice talks about her first semester experience at NC State in the M.S. textile chemistry program.

Two deer stand in a snowy forest and look at the camera.

Dec 8, 2025

Researchers Are Out to Take a Bite Out of a Big Challenge for Christmas Tree Growers: Deer

See how they aim to keep deer from eating growers’ profits.
A sign with NC State's logo and "The Nonwovens Institute" on it is visible in front of lab equipment with a person at work.

Dec 2, 2025

Behnam Pourdeyhimi to Step Down as NWI Director

After more than 25 years at the helm, Pourdeyhimi will step down as executive director, effective Dec. 31. Raoul Farer, who is currently executive deputy director of NWI, will take over for Pourdeyhimi.
Devon Poulin, Fatemeh Heydari and Jordan Everett stand for a posed group photo in the Senior Design Lab.

Nov 25, 2025

Senior Design Group Reimagines Kinesiology Tape

Through their capstone course, these students applied what they learned in the classroom to help their industry sponsor solve this real-world challenge.
A small, segmented, black and white robot with an origami structure moves across sandy terrain.

Oct 20, 2025

How Origami Robots With Magnetic Muscles Could Make Medicine Delivery Less Invasive And More Effective

NC State researchers are uncovering the answer with innovative applications of 3D printing and magnetic films.
Arash Kasebi holds a camera and speaks to two people in firefighter helmets and gear outside near a large brown industrial structure.

Oct 9, 2025

TPACC Collaborates With Firefighters As New Foams Enter Market

As stations make the switch to biodegradable foams, the Wilson College’s Milliken Textile Protection and Comfort Center is working with several organizations to teach firefighters how to use the new foams effectively.