One local cotton gin manager is warning of the dangers caused by microplastics found in synthetic fibers, such as polyester.

S trong clothing fiber can be manufactured from the waste yeast left over after producing beer, wine, or pharmaceuticals, a ...

Why is it so hard to cut through the greenwashing and overstated claims of the sustainable-clothing landscape? To start, the development, production and distribution of most garments are complex ...

A Frenchman created rayon back in 1884, and European textile makers began weaving fabrics out of nylon a year after Du Pont developed it in 1938. But the havoc of World War II and a certain resistance ...

"Muscle shirt" may soon take on a whole new meaning if new research out of Washington University in St. Louis pans out. A team has found a way to use bacteria to produce synthetic muscle proteins, ...

A new sweater from the Japan-based companies Goldwin and Spiber looks like it’s made from wool. But the yarn partially came from a bioreactor, not a sheep. The new material—named “Brewed Protein”—is ...

Please tell us a bit about Graphene One. In 2007, QS Group (the parent company of Graphene One) started research and development efforts on graphene production for our solar panel manufacturing ...

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