The new fabric is made using nano-fibers that North Face has been researching for a while now. In 2019 the company plans to have put what they call Futurelight into all their outdoor clothing.
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This relates to engineering because the fabric itself was engineered by the workers at North Face. The clothes that the fabric will be put in were also engineered.
