textile engineering

Jun 3, 2025

AI can help cut down on waste, improve quality in dyed fabrics

A new study finds that machine learning can help reduce textile manufacturing waste by more accurately mapping how colors will change during the dyeing process.  Fabrics are typically dyed while wet, and their colors change as they dry. This can make it difficult to know what a piece of fabric will end up looking like…

May 13, 2025

Anna Haskins ’25: Engineering a Career with Honda

A double major in mechanical and textile engineering: if you haven’t heard of that path before, it’s because Anna Haskins is the first student at NC State to take it. 

Feb 14, 2025

Textile Technology Launches NC State Alumnus’ Career with Under Armour, Carhartt 

With over $1 billion in revenue and a quickly expanding customer base, Carhartt is one of the industry’s most talked about American-based clothing brands. Every time James Carr sees one of these Carhartt customers out in the world, he says he feels proud to have played a role in what they’re wearing.  “That is one…

Jan 15, 2025

Cutting-edge Flex Factory to serve as hub for innovation and entrepreneurship

Textile innovation and entrepreneurship at NC State’s Wilson College of Textiles will reach unprecedented heights with the newly named W. Duke Kimbrell Flex Factory.

Oct 29, 2024

Ted Meyers ’17 joins the Dean’s Young Alumni Leadership Council

Driven by a passion for problem-solving and innovation, Ted Meyers is excited to contribute his knowledge and expertise as one of the newest members of the Dean’s Young Alumni Leadership Council.

Oct 29, 2024

Hannah Orlowski ’19 joins the dean’s Young Alumni Leadership Council

As a passionate textile engineering alumna with a love for networking, Hannah Orlowski looks forward to returning to NC State as a new member of the Dean’s Young Alumni Leadership Council.

Apr 22, 2024

NC State researchers use machine learning to create a fabric-based touch sensor

A new study from NC State University combines three-dimensional embroidery techniques with machine learning to create a fabric-based sensor that can control electronic devices through touch.  As the field of wearable electronics gains more interest and new functions are added to clothing, an embroidery-based sensor or “button” capable of controlling those functions becomes increasingly important. Integrated…

Mar 20, 2024

TPACC researchers unveil “game-changing” technology to test firefighter thermal wear

“Dynamic PyroMan” improves upon NC State’s 30-year-old manikin, providing a window into how thermal wear performs in flames.

Dec 1, 2023

Study tests firefighter turnout gear with, without PFAS

PFAS-free outer shells fail to repel oil and hydraulic fluid, potentially bringing performance tradeoffs to firefighters.