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CSIRO works closely with cotton growers, processors, merchants and research organisations to improve cotton fibre quality through breeding, gene technology and management.

Murata Vortex Spinning machine.
 

CSIRO develops medical and biomedical textiles for healthcare applications such as regenerative medicine and tissue repair.

A severely-burned ankle.
 

CSIRO is researching non-woven textiles: textiles arranged in a uniform web or mat, and bonded for strength and functionality. Bypassing the yarn stage can significantly reduce production costs.

Nonwoven web.
 

Researchers at CSIRO are working on many aspects of technical textiles to create truly interactive fabrics with sensors, actuators and logic circuits built into the fibres and yarns.

Smart textile knits from CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technology.
 

CSIRO's partnership with the wool industry goes back decades and has been responsible for some of the industry's most significant breakthroughs.

Environmental analysis testing.