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Paradigm shifting technology involving collaboration between different scientific disciplines looks set to strengthen the impact of medical adhesives on clinical care as unhealthy lifestyles fuel increasingly diverse interventions, according to researchers and industry observers.

With sustainability “a front and centre priority”, said Paul Saunders, senior manager, global marketing, for Avery Dennison, a Los Angeles, USA-based material science company, issues such as bone reconstruction, wound management, haemorrhage prevention and drug dispensing devices are all being enhanced, with adhesives development a key element.…

The potential of the ‘metaverse’, the burgeoning network of 3D virtual worlds focused on social connection, for generating sales and exposure is proving extremely attractive for fashion brands. While digital clothes in the metaverse are never physically worn or touched, designers are harnessing virtual reality for marketing and helping consumers experience fashion in new digital ways.…

Global trade officials at the World Customs Association (WCO) are assessing how the international customs classification of goods could be reformed to promote the trade in sustainable goods, such as organic cotton fabrics.

They are examining changing the WCO’s Harmonized System (HS), which links traded goods to six-digit codes, recognised by all jurisdictions participating in the global trading system, so that special HS codes can be allocated to goods deemed sustainable – including clothes made from recycled fabrics.…

Tesla, currently facing competitors developing more affordable electric vehicle (EV) models, could expand business and maintain its leadership in the North American and European market by opening a new plant in northern Mexico, say analysts. In this way, Tesla could leverage Mexico’s lower labor, utility and property costs.…

Canadian automakers and dealers are hoping that unsatisfied demand for new autos that grew during the Covid-19 pandemic will be released in 2023 and enable sales to rise during a year when most economists predict Canada will tip into a mild recession.…

The Netherlands’ education, culture and science minister Robbert Dijkgraaf’s call for universities and universities of applied sciences (UAS) to stop participating in international education fairs until further notice would be a step too far, university chairs have told University World News (UWN).…

Traceable pigments are increasingly being used as a favoured trackable method to help textile and garment companies prove that cellulosic fibres utilised in fabric and final products have been made according to high social and environmental sustainability standards. With regulation, non-financial reporting and green consumer demand pushing the industry towards using fabrics that are demonstrably sustainable, cellulosic fibres derived from wood pulp and other woody plants such as bamboo, have become more attractive as inputs.…

THE EUROPEAN Commission’s new proposal for a European Union (EU) packaging and packaging waste regulation (1) is not realistic, European tobacco experts have told Tobacco Journal International (TJI). Their comments come as negotiations begin between the Commission (the EU’s executive), the European Parliament and the EU Council of Ministers – representing member states – on the draft text.…

While some commentators say the textile and clothing industry’s automation level remains low with investment being too sluggish and unambitious, others predict a bright future where robots and humans collaborate in sustainable customised design and manufacturing. 

The clothing segment of the sector has, of course, been historically labour-intensive – with associated high costs – with manufacturers hesitant to adopt greater automation, given the availability of low-cost labour in cheap outsourcing centres.  …

Factory digitisation, including the emergence of Internet of Things (IoT) technology, has increased big data availability by “at least two orders of magnitude from what was available a couple of decades ago,” said UK-based AI-driven predictive maintenance software provider Senseye chief technology officer and co-founder Robert Russell.…