The LITAC Durability Research Project
The LITAC Durability Research Project is a three-year project, which began in 2022, that builds upon the fashion and textile industry’s baseline alignment with clothing...
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New Research on Poly(amino acid) Synthesis
We are delighted to share that the research article “Poly(amino acid) Synthesis from 2,5-Diketopiperazines for Acid-Actuated Drug Release” has been published in the Wiley open access...
New Research on Antibiotic-free Antimicrobial Wound Dressings
We are thrilled to share that “Photodynamic, UV-curable and fibre-forming polyvinyl alcohol derivative with broad processability and staining-free antibacterial capability” has been published by Elsevier’s...
New research on microfacturing choices and microfibre release in textiles
New research sheds light on how manufacturing choices influence microfibre release in textiles Changes to fibre composition and the systems used to spin yarn could...
Just Launched – Fundamentals of Textile Fibres Course
We warmly invite you to enrol to the Fundamentals of Textile Fibres course, a masterclass bringing together a range of fashion and textiles experts at...
Sustainable Transition Fund – Funding Call 1 Now Live
Researchers, businesses and other organisations are invited to apply for funding to run targeted research projects that will provide new insights, evidence and data to help inform the current and future baseline position of sustainable practice in the UK’s Fashion and Textile industry.
Laxtons – Bespoke Training at its Finest
Laxtons is a name that has been synonymous with the spinning of fancy and worsted yarns for over a century, with roots dating back to 1907. Enjoying a long-standing reputation of being innovators in the sector, the fancy and worsted spinner specialists make a natural fit for collaborative partners in what was one of Future Fashion Factory’s earliest R&D projects.
Ruby Moon: Sportswear Championing Sustainability
Sportswear is intrinsically composed of a range of polymeric substances (polyamide and elastane for example), i.e., different fibres with different chemical and morphological properties, which are processed individually via melt or wet spinning.
Aistetic: AI that Battles Overconsumption
A B2B software platform, Aistetic uses state of art technology to help customers make informed purchase decisions.
Assessing AI Feasibility across Vertical Mill Operations
Working with Professor Ningtao Mao at the University of Leeds, Moon and Future Fashion Factory projected the usability of software that would allow the user to define performance requirements, whether this be machine efficiency, customer service levels or a blend of both.
Traditional Piece Dyeing with Modern Control Systems
Collaborating with Future Fashion Factory, DP Dyers and the University of Leeds’ Professor Stephen Westland, led a R&D project that introduced modern control systems, which can significantly reduce some of the challenges experienced in the dyehouses of today.
Impact of Brexit and COVID-19 Report
This research project explored the impacts of global challenges, including Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic on the UK Fashion, Textiles and Technology ecosystem (FTT), building...
Future Fashion Factory Announces Interactive Futures Sustainable Fashion (IFSF) Challenge
The Interactive Futures Sustainable Fashion Challenge from Future Fashion Factory – in association with the Applied Games Lab (an InGame spinout application)– is an ambitious competition to harness the potential of game design and game technologies to innovate novel solutions to a global societal challenge: empowering fashion consumers to encourage the fashion and textile industries to develop more robust sustainability practices and credentials.
AWH – a Tool to Digitally Communicate Aesthetics
In a funded collaborative R&D project, AW Hainsworth, working alongside Professor Ningtao Mao at the University of Leeds, have been able to successfully develop an Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven software tool that can effectively predict both the tactile and aesthetic properties (or drape) of new fabric designs before the fabrics made.
DP Dyers – Digital Technologies to Support More Sustainable Bulk Production
Led by the University of Leeds’ Professor Stephen Westland, the Call 6 DP Dyers project employs the use of computational modelling to analyse inconsistencies between lab and mass dyed fabrics to improve results.