Modern-day nomads will appreciate how an ancient type of dwelling has been updated for their busy lives. The Jero yurt is comparatively lightweight and can be packed into a small car or even towed on a bicycle trailer. Three people can assemble it in less than two hours–no tools required. Available from Trakke, the Scottish [...]

The Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board wanted to create a fun and festive atmosphere for a daytime summer event at the L.A. Live, an entertainment complex in downtown Los Angeles. They called on Air Dimensional Design, or AirDD®, to set up a burst of larger-than-life inflatable stars throughout the outdoor area. The bold purple [...]

As part of its rebranding effort, LSO, formerly Lone Star Overnight, is having a bit of fun with its fleet of vans. They are wrapped in a series of new motifs–tie-dyed, argyle and camouflage–and include clever messages to connect customers with the quality and reliability of its delivery service in an original way. The redesign [...]

Members of the U.S. team at the PGA Ryder Cup held in Perthshire, Scotland, this September may have felt the heat from the pressure of competition, but it wasn’t from the sun, thanks to temperature-regulating hats. Developed by Outlast® Technologies, a Golden, Colo.-based leader in proactive heat management, the hats are the product of a [...]

The U.S. equipment rental industry is expected to grow 7.6 percent in 2014 to generate $35.8 billion in revenue and outpace gross domestic product (GDP) by more than four times, according to the American Rental Association’s (ARA) latest forecast from the ARA Rental Market Monitor™. Total equipment rental revenue is forecasted to grow 10.5 percent [...]

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is developing new methods for handling large quantities of textile waste material. The European Union Directive set in 1999 contains quantitative restrictions regarding biodegradable waste deposited at landfill sites, and the practice of taking textile waste to landfill sites must end when regulations take effect in Finland Jan. 1, [...]

A new report by Textiles Intelligence details the rise in the use of bioresins and biofibers in China’s nonwovens industry in the coming years. Published in the latest issue of Technical Textile Markets, the report credits a commitment to greater sustainability in manufacturing and biodegradable products on the part of the Chinese government. As GDP [...]

Imagine aircraft and cars with “nervous systems” that alert to touch and damage. Or, a smart skin made of insulating fiber composites on vehicles, buildings and other structures that can perform functions like electricity generation and storage, or diversion of lightning strikes. This brave new world of structural electronics is not so distant in the [...]

A consortium including TenCate and Norma was granted 1.5 million euros from the Province of Overijssel in the Netherlands for smart production in the Factory of the Future. The funding will be used to make the production of advanced TenCate materials, such as protective fabrics, even more efficient, sustainable and smart. One of the main [...]

It may sound like an old-fashioned idea, but in today’s workplace apprenticeships are a thoroughly modern option. Registered Apprenticeship is a national system of industry-driven, on-the-job training delivered through partnerships with individual companies. This “earn-and-learn” training model combines work-based learning with related classroom instruction using the highest industry standards. Registered Apprentice has a network of [...]