Monthly Archives: October 2014

E-Fibre project

Our colleague, Professor Tom Fisher, is the Principal Investigator for the E-Fibre project, which has been funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. The project aims to conduct research and to build a network around electronic textiles. The web … Continue reading

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6th International Istanbul Conference on Future Technical Textiles

Professor Dias is just back from Turkey after presenting a paper on “Advanced Textiles and Wearables” at the 6th International Istanbul Conference on Future Technical Textiles. Professor Dias and Ekael Mbise are pictured at the conference next to Ekael’s poster … Continue reading

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Electrically heated vest

Olympic gold medallist, Etienne Stott, tries on an electrically heated vest on a visit to ATRG with Dr Brian Cunniffe of the English Institute of Sport. Ekael Mbise designed the shirt as part of his PhD studies and it was … Continue reading

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ATRG Visitors

The Advanced Textiles Research Group was pleased to host a visit by Kelli Field-Darragh (Left), Director of Technology Strategy and Innovation at Nordstrom and Viv Bradshaw (Centre), RFID consulatant at Nordic+. Nordstrom is a major US fashion retailer and Nordic+ … Continue reading

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