In the core of a knitting machine or at the tips of a skilled knitter’s needles, a strand of fiber can be transformed into anything from a delicate scarf to a bulletproof vest. But different knitting ...

It turns out a knitting machine can work a bit like a 3-D printer. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Textiles Lab have created an algorithm that translates 3-D shapes in computer models into ...

Imagine snapping a photo of your favorite sweater and instantly having a machine recreate it, stitch by stitch. This futuristic concept is close to becoming a reality. A team of researchers from ...