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<keyword id="6355629" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Google">Google</keyword> has announced that it is working with iconic US jean maker <keyword id="136433" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Levi-Strauss">Levi Strauss</keyword> to make clothing from specially woven fabric with touch-screen control capabilities. 
 The Internet titan used its annual developers conference in <keyword id="12161" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="San-Francisco">San Francisco</keyword> to reveal its so-called Project Jacquard and to spotlight Levi Strauss as its first partner. 

	Named after a Frenchman who invented a type of loom, Project Jacquard is in the hands of a small Google team called Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP), which is different from the Google (x) lab that develops big-vision innovations such as self-driving cars. 
 

	"We are enabling interactive textiles," Emre Karagozler of ATAP said yesterday as the smart fabric was shown off in an area set up to look like cloth coming out of a loom. 
 

	"We do it by weaving conductive threads into fabric." 
 
 

	The special threads can be woven into a wide array of fabrics, and be made to visually stand out or go unnoticed depending on designers' wishes. 
 

	Conductivity can be limited to desired parts of fabric or spread across entire cloth. 
 
 

	"It is stretchable; it is washable," Karagozler said as people controlled lights or computer screens with finger strokes on a blue cloth covering a table in the display area behind him. 
 

	"It is just like normal fabric." 
 
 

	Project Jacquard makes it possible to weave touch and gesture interactivity into any textile using standard, industrial looms, according to Google.Anything involving fabric, from suits or dresses to furniture or carpet, could potentially have computer touch-pad style control capabilities woven. 
 
 

	Conductive yarn is connected to tiny circuits, no bigger than jacket buttons, with miniaturised electronics that can use algorithms to recognise touches or swipes, ATAP said. 
 

	The data can be sent wirelessly to smartphones or other devices, enabling actions such as making phone calls or sending messages with brushes of fabric. 
 
 "In our hyper-digital world, people constantly struggle to be physically present in their environment while maintaining a digital connection," said Levi Straus's head of global product innovation <keyword id="2876346" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paul-Dillinger">Paul Dillinger</keyword>, who took part in a Google presentation at the gathering. 
	As published in ET

Google and Levi can soon get you ‘smart clothes’!

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Universal Images Group/Getty ImagesHemp fibers are naturally stiff and ropy, but Levi's has discovered a way to make it feel like cotton.</div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>Denim icon Levi Strauss &amp; Co. debuted garments made from a soft hemp-cotton blend in March, and head of innovation Paul Dillinger said he expects 100% cottonized-hemp products in about five years.</li><li>Hemp uses significantly less water and chemicals than cotton during cultivation. Levi's has found a way to soften hemp using far less water than was previously used.</li><li>Dillinger said the long-term goal is to incorporate sustainable cotton blends by using fibers such as hemp into all of its products.</li><li>This article is part of Business Insider's ongoing series on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/better-capitalism">Better Capitalism</a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.</a></li></ul>With the legalization of hemp in the United States last December, the industry has been exploding: Reports and Data estimates it'll be worth <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/industrial-hemp-market-reach-usd-154050638.html">$13.03 billion</a> by 2026. While you've probably noticed hemp-derived CBD products everywhere, hemp also has major implications for sustainable clothing - and denim icon Levi Strauss &amp; Co. has made significant progress in making this happen.In March, Levi's <a href="https://www.levi.com/US/en_US/apparel/clothing/bottoms/levis-wellthread-x-outerknown-511-slim-fit-jeans/p/679810000">debuted a collaboration</a> with the Outerknown label that includes a pair of jeans and jacket made from a 69%-cotton/31%-hemp blend that feels like pure cotton. Why's that significant? Hemp, a cannabis plant with a negligible amount of the psychoactive chemical THC, uses significantly less water and chemicals than cotton. Unlike cotton, though, the material is difficult to work with. The cotton fibers in your shirt are derived from a puffy bud on top of a plant, while hemp fibers come from a tall, sturdy trunk."It's a longer, stiffer, coarser fiber," Levi's head of global product innovation, Paul Dillinger, told Business Insider. "It doesn't want to be turned into something soft. It wants to be turned into rope." Levi's has found a way to make hemp fibers soft and able to blend with cotton, but in a way that uses significantly less water than the process used to turn hemp plants into a rough material. "It's great that it's resonating with the consumer, but it's more important that it's helping to future-proof our supply chain," he said.Dillinger explained that this is a significant research project that will continue for years, rather than a project that only results in a couple of high-end, niche products. "Our intention is to take this to the core of the line, to blend it into the line, to make this a part of the Levi's portfolio," he said.Dillinger said Levi's is continuing to work on improving the quality of its cottonized-hemp, to the point where it can be nearly half of a cotton-blend for most apparel, as well as fully hemp for certain products. And in five years, he said, he expects "a 100% cottonized-hemp garment that is all hemp and feels all cotton."Dillinger said that the need for cotton alternatives became apparent when looking at the growth trajectory of cotton demand compared to access to fresh water required for its cultivation and processing. Since he was familiar with the nature of hemp, he did not expect to find a solution there... until Levi's discovered cutting-edge research in Europe, where industrial hemp was already legal in many countries. Levi's would not reveal its partners or details of its breakthroughs, except to say that it had a market-ready material after three years.When Levi's finds a way to make 100% cottonized-hemp clothing, "We're going to go from a garment that goes from 3,781 L of fresh water, 2,655 of that in just the fiber cultivation," Dillinger said, drawing from data collected by the <a href="https://www.sei.org/publications/ecological-footprint-water-analysis-cotton-hemp-polyester/">Stockholm Environmental Institute</a>. "We take out more than 2/3 of the total water impact to the garment. That's saving a lot."Despite his optimism, Dillinger was quick to point out that he doesn't want hype around the hemp industry to make it seem like Levi's and its competitors are going to fully replace cotton or revolutionize the industry overnight. To do it properly, there remains many years of research and development. Plus, it's likely hemp will be just one of several natural cotton alternatives.The idea is that hemp clothing, whether in a cotton blend or by itself, isn't going to be a fad. Dillinger said that while he can't speak for the company on this point, he personally isn't too concerned about the marketing of cottonized-hemp clothing, because the ideal down the line is that customers won't even notice a difference."So often there's the assumption that to purchase a sustainably-made product is going to involve a sacrifice, and that the choice is between something ethically made or something that's cute," he said. "You don't have to sacrifice to buy sustainably."

Levi's found a way to make hemp feel like cotton, and it could have big implications for your wardrobe

<ul class="summary-list"><li><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/hes-radioactive-inside-johnny-depps-self-made-implosion">A new report from The Hollywood Reporter</a> revealed that <keyword id="10419" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Johnny-Depp">Johnny Depp</keyword> will have to turn over all "responsive communications" in connection to people with whom he has been "romantic." </li><li>Former costars <keyword id="3540" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Angelina-Jolie">Angelina Jolie</keyword>, <keyword id="6582091" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="keira-knightley">Keira Knightley</keyword>, and <keyword id="254822" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="MARION-COTILLARD">Marion Cotillard</keyword> were confirmed by <a href="https://www.vulture.com/2020/12/johnny-depp-angelina-jolie-marion-cotillard-keira-knightley.html">Vulture</a> as three actors who were "romantic partners" with Depp, based on court filings.</li><li>None of these alleged relationships has ever been made public.</li><li>Depp will have to hand over communications with these alleged "partners" as part of his upcoming defamation case against ex-wife <keyword id="573399" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Amber-Heard">Amber Heard</keyword>, which follows his recent UK libel case loss against The Sun newspaper.</li></ul>Johnny Depp was allegedly "romantic" with his high-profile co-stars, including Angelina Jolie, Keira Knightley, and Marion Cotillard, according to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/hes-radioactive-inside-johnny-depps-self-made-implosion">The Hollywood Reporter</a>.In an extensive breakdown of Depp's tarnished reputation, THR reported that in Depp's upcoming US-based defamation case, the actor will have to hand over any and "all responsive communications" in connection to people with whom he has been "romantic." It's unclear how long this list may be, but THR and <a href="https://www.vulture.com/2020/12/johnny-depp-angelina-jolie-marion-cotillard-keira-knightley.html">Vulture</a> have named Jolie, Knightley, and Cotillard as such partners based on court filings seen by the publications.THR reports that Depp will be forced to hand over communications with these three actresses, as well as any others with whom he has been involved.These details will be part of Depp's US defamation case, in which <a href="https://www.vulture.com/2019/03/johnny-depp-is-now-suing-amber-heard-for-defamation.html">Depp is seeking $50 million</a>. The case concerns the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ive-seen-how-institutions-protect-men-accused-of-abuse-heres-what-we-can-do/2018/12/18/71fd876a-02ed-11e9-b5df-5d3874f1ac36_story.html">2018 Washington Post essay</a> Heard wrote about her experience with domestic violence, which did not mention Depp by name.<div type="image" title="Johnny Depp arriving at court" height="1200" width="1600" msid="79679389" hostid="261"></div>This follows the <a href="https://www.insider.com/johnny-depp-loses-wife-beater-libel-amber-heard-the-sun-newspaper-2020-11">UK libel case </a>in which Depp sued The Sun newspaper and its editor Dan Wootton after they labelled him a <a href="https://www.insider.com/johnny-depp-trial-news-group-newspapers-biggest-moments-timeline-2020-7">"wife beater"</a> in relation to his <a href="https://www.insider.com/johnny-depp-amber-heard-relationship-timeline-2020-7">tumultuous marriage</a> with Heard. Although Depp lost the case back in November, the actor continues to deny the allegations.Depp didn't only lose his case, but also<a href="https://www.insider.com/johnny-depp-resigns-fantastic-beasts-movies"> his starring role as Gellert Grindelwald</a> in the "Fantastic Beasts" series. <a href="https://www.insider.com/johnny-depp-replaced-by-mads-mikkelsen-fantastic-beasts-3-2020-11">Mads Mikkelsen has taken over the role</a> after Depp announced that he had been asked to resign by the franchise's studio, Warner Bros.The UK case brought to light numerous private materials, including <a href="https://metro.co.uk/2020/07/08/johnny-depp-joked-f-amber-heards-burnt-corpse-texts-paul-bettany-12963268/">text messages between Depp and close friend Paul Bettany</a> in which Depp said he wanted to "burn" Heard. During this case, two of Depp's ex-partners, Winona Ryder and Vanessa Paradis, defended him in their <a href="https://www.nickwallis.com/depp-trial-witness-statements">witness statements</a>.The US case may churn up even more details about Depp's private life, especially since <a href="https://www.vulture.com/2020/12/johnny-depp-angelina-jolie-marion-cotillard-keira-knightley.html">Vulture</a> reported that a 2019 email from Heard's team defined "romantic" as any person Depp has been sexually involved with in the last 10 years.<div type="image" title="the tourist jonny depp angelina jolie" height="1169" width="1559" msid="79679390" hostid="261"></div>None of the alleged relationships between Depp and Jolie, Cotillard, and Knightley, respectively, have ever been made public or been confirmed by the actors.Still, rumors have circulated about them before. Depp starred in "The Tourist" with Jolie in 2010, and despite <a href="https://www.celebitchy.com/101357/in_touch_angelina_jolie_johnny_depp_kind_of_hate_each_other/">reports that they didn't like one another</a> while shooting the film, an <a href="https://www.geo.tv/latest/310505-angelina-jolie-was-smitten-by-johnny-depp-as-his-film-spoke-to-the-angst-ridden-actor">unofficial biography</a> of Jolie described the actress' crush on Depp. The actor also called Jolie <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy2M_bJUf6I&amp;ab_channel=PSJohnnyDeppDepp">"a walking poem,"</a> in a video obtained by Pop Sugar, describing her as "a perfect beauty."Meanwhile, Depp starred in the John Dillinger movie "Public Enemies" opposite Cotillard, who also played his love interest. <a href="https://www.celebitchy.com/12068/marion_cotillard_flirting_with_johnny_depp_on_set/">Depp and Cotillard were reportedly very flirty</a> while shooting the film, which apparently left Depp's then-partner Vanessa Paradis feeling somewhat jealous, according to reports.Depp and Knightley both starred in three "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies, becoming on-and-off costars for a decade. While their characters, Captain Jack Sparrow and Elizabeth Swann, were not exactly love interests, they did share a kiss in the 2006 second installment, "Dead Man's Chest."However, Depp called that kiss with Knightley, who is one year older than Amber Heard, "awkward" in an interview with the <a href="https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1G1-147626168/i-didn-t-like-the-idea-of-kissing-keira-johnny-depp">Evening Standard.</a> He added: "Kissing someone you are not romantically involved with is always awkward, but the fact that Keira is 20-something years younger than me made it infinitely more awkward."Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/johnny-depp-trial-news-group-newspapers-biggest-moments-timeline-2020-7">The biggest moments from Johnny Depp's libel trial against News Group Newspapers</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/johnny-depp-reportedly-tried-remove-amber-heard-aquaman-2020-12">Johnny Depp reportedly tried to have ex Amber Heard replaced on 'Aquaman' after their split</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/edward-scissorhands-writer-caroline-thompson-johnny-depp-libel-trial-bull-2020-11">The 'Edward Scissorhands' screenwriter thinks Johnny Depp's libel trial was 'he-said-she-said bulls---'</a>

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