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Category: Technology News
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Roundup: VFX artistry under the hood, the science of creature animation, and more.
Industry insights and VFX artist spotlights this week: Senior animation directors from DNEG and Framestore detail the practical constraints and creative compromises in; and A retrospective on three landmark VFX achievements—Terminator 2’s…
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Roundup: Fashion Supply Chain Tech: PLM, Fashion PLM Blog Tech, and more.
Fashion Supply Chain Tech: PLM, Inventory, and ERP this week: A market analysis of fashion technology adoption reveals a stark gap between enterprise-scale integration and; and This matters for Made In USA manufacturing and logistics…
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Roundup: RFID and Inventory Management Systems, VF Corporation enters partnership, and more.
RFID and Inventory Management Systems this week: VF Corporation is deploying Nedap’s Inventory Engine across its brand portfolio and 1,500+ stores, starting with The; and VF Corporation is deploying Nedap’s item-level RFID across The…
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Roundup: VFX & 3D Tools, Maxon ships C4D 2026.2 with iPad beta, and more.
New software and tools for 3D and VFX artists this week: Maxon has released Cinema 4D 2026.
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Roundup: EU Digital Product Passports, RFID is the compliance glue, and more.
Digital Product Passports and RFID for Fashion Compliance this week: The EU’s Digital Product Passport (DPP) framework, mandated by the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation; and This matters for FashionTech because it gives a…
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Roundup: EU’s Digital Product Passport, fashion’s new data border, and more.
Digital Product Passports and EU Compliance this week: The EU’s Digital Product Passport (DPP) regulation, enacted under the 2024 Ecodesign for Sustainable Products; and The EU’s Digital Product Passport (DPP) regime, beginning…
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Roundup: VFX Breakdowns, How One Piece’s CG Chopper Sailed In, and more.
Behind-the-scenes VFX breakdowns for films and shows this week: The second season of Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ expands the visual effects scope with 3,800 shots, up from 2,300 in; and The Third Floor has released a previs and postvis reel for…
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Light-activated gel could impact wearables, soft robotics, and more
FashionTech this week: MIT engineers have developed a soft, flexible gel that becomes 400 times more conductive when exposed to light; and MIT faculty and alumni received American Physical Society honors for 2025-26.
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Roundup: Smart Textiles & Wearable Technology, Smart Clothing Technology 2026, and more.
Smart Textiles & Wearable Technology this week: The smart clothing market in 2026 is not a unified field but a collection of five distinct competitive arenas; and A conference hosted by NC State’s Fashion and Textile Business Excellence…
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Roundup: Circular Fashion & Textile Recycling, Circular Economy – Fashion Pact, and more.
Circular Fashion & Textile Recycling this week: The Circular Fibre Collective, a new initiative from The Fashion Pact and Fashion for Good, aims to break the; and A consortium of Axens, IFPEN, and JEPLAN has successfully validated their…