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Welcome to Techtiles, the only blog about the science of fashion written by me. Come on in. Take a seat. Please do not put your feet up unless you've been wearing anti-microbial socks. Do those things...
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The Problem with Indigo
All up inMark Michaelis/Flickrsome denim fibers.Yesterday, a post by Slate's Jude Stewart, author of ROY G. BIV: An Exceedingly Surprising Book About Color, revealed the history of the blue in blue...
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Picking the Perfect Fabric
Courtesy of EverlaneEverlane's website is one of the best resources for finding out what goes into your clothes. The minimalist, web-only clothing company practices "radical transparency," and their...
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The fashion tech world is figuratively blowing up. I don't plan to make a habit of links posts, but since I can only cover a small portion of the industry on Techtiles, here are my 10 favorite fashion...
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What We Should Talk About When We Talk About Wearable Tech
Flickr/Ted EytanWhen we talk about wearable tech we tend to get all Jetsonian about it. Watches that cool our whole bodies! Self-inflating wearable airbags! Dresses made of body armor! But possibly the...
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Sports Bras Could Save Horses' Lives
Photo: Oskar DanielssonI’m not a gambler, but YouTube videos of horse races are my Monday Night Football. Always rooting for the underdog (i.e. the one with the weirdest name), I love watching them...
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Good News: You're Not As Revolting As You Thought
Flickr/smplstcYou know how your white shirts look sadly dingey after just a few wears and washes? Your nice white towels are suddenly more of a cream? Comforting news! You’re not as greasy and sweaty...
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One Scientist's Battle With Canal Street
Knockoff handbags on Canal Street.In peaceful Ithaca, New York, a four hour drive upstate from Manhattan in weekend traffic, there’s a lab conducting secretive anti-counterfeiting research. Scientists...
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Meet Techtiles
From Our Blogs: Techtiles Welcome to Techtiles, where I'll write about the science behind the clothes we wear—brand new ways of manufacturing them, what's actually_ in_ them, and the latest hi-tech…...
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The Problem with Indigo
From Our Blogs: Techtiles Researchers at Cornell University are using nanotechnology to clean up after our jeans. Researchers at Cornell University are using nanotechnology to clean up after our jeans.
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Picking the Perfect Fabric
From Our Blogs: Techtiles Minimalist clothing company Everlane only puts out a few new designs each year. Founder Michael Preysman breaks down the science of being that selective. Minimalist clothing...
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From Our Blogs: Techtiles Check out some of the best fashion tech stories of October 2013. Check out some of the best fashion tech stories of October 2013.
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What We Should Talk About When We Talk About Wearable Tech
From Our Blogs: Techtiles If people will pay $900 for a Prada purse, why won't they shell out for Glass? If people will pay $900 for a Prada purse, why won't they shell out for Glass?
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Sports Bras Could Save Horses' Lives
From Our Blogs: Techtiles New heart-rate-monitoring wearable technology in sports bras is being used to prevent injury in Thoroughbreds. New heart-rate-monitoring wearable technology in sports bras is...
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Good News: You're Not As Revolting As You Thought
From Our Blogs: Techtiles Here's why your whites seem to yellow so quickly. Here's why your whites seem to yellow so quickly.
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One Scientist's Battle With Canal Street
From Our Blogs: Techtiles A Cornell University professor is developing an invisible technology that could stop designer counterfeiting. A Cornell University professor is developing an invisible...
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