CIRTex researchers are working with hardware and software in order to embed certain fabrics with smart characteristics. By incorporating electronic components, as well as innovative material properties, these new fabrics are able to monitor and respond to specific triggers, such as changes in temperature and humidity.

One prominent research area at CIRTex involves the incorporation of nanotechnology, which permits the manipulation of materials on a molecular level. Functional fabrics are chemically and physically designed to have specific new properties, such as enhanced strength, ability to transport moisture, filter water/air, or selectively repel or ...

CIRTex is dedicated to advancing textile innovation and research, driven by the primary objective of reinvigorating this important field by promoting exciting new textile techniques, developing novel materials, diversifying industrial applications, and increasing awareness of eco-conscious thinking.

At CIRTex, we are working on directly linking the production floor and the end customer through rethinking the digital workflow and data circulation that drive the entire textile production chain. This area of research involves the use of sensors, real time big data analytics, and robotic manufacturing processes.

David Blumenthal, CIRTex Founder & Steering Committee Chairman – Ori Topaz, MDes, CIRTex Managing Director Sharon Murro, MDes, Administration Assistant, Outreach and Communication Hedya Garmi, MDes, Research Assistant Shosh Tfilin, Textile Testing Lab Manager Hadass Himmelschein, Senior Lecturer,Textile Design Department Dr. Zeev Weismann, Senior Lecturer,Electrical Engineering Department Dr ...

CIRTex researchers model water infiltration through multi-axial reinforcing fabrics, which are embedded in cement for passive concrete curing, using a wide range of fabric apertures, material compositions, and geometry.

At CIRTex, we are researching fabrics that respond to and interact with biological systems for various new applications relating to cosmetics, personal health, agriculture, and architecture. Collaborators: SNOW consortium – Israel Innovation Authority

The Textile Testing Laboratories are managed by CIRTex, and also physically adjacent to the center. The labs were established in the 1970s to provide the industry with professional, reliable, and independent testing and consulting services.

At CIRTex, research is being conducted to industrially produce whole volumetric products, reinterpreting forms that contain geometrically complex non-developable surfaces, consisting of curvatures that cannot be flattened onto one plane without distortion.

The collaboration with CIRTex is focused around a user-centered application for interior design. The application automatically generates a range of color propositions for fabric patterns, in relation to an existing and specific spatial context.