Finding New Uses for Old Sails

Right now, $125 million worth of discarded sailboat sails sit in warehouses around the world. Seniors in textile engineering and textile technology at the Wilson College of Textiles used their capstone course to come up with new ways to put these sails to work. See what solution they came up with and learn more about their Senior Design capstone course.
Web story: textiles.ncsu.edu/news/2024/05/senior-design-students-partner-directly-with-industry-leaders-including-under-armour-and-hanesbrands/
B.S. Textile Engineering: textiles.ncsu.edu/academics/undergraduate/textile-engineering/
B.S. Textile Technology: textiles.ncsu.edu/academics/undergraduate/textile-technology/
About the Wilson College of Textiles:
Located on NC State’s Centennial Campus in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Wilson College of Textiles is the only college in North America completely dedicated to textiles. Five bachelor of science degrees and six graduate degrees educate and empower the next generation. Three centers and institutes provide valuable resources, business collaborations and research to move textiles forward. Our interdisciplinary faculty collaborate to advance medicine, make the fashion industry more sustainable and develop safer gear for our first responders. Learn more about how we Think and Do.
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