Invasive plant species could be recycled into paper, yarn and eco-friendly textile dyes, research by Atelier Luma, a think tank in Arles, France, has found.
The research began when the laboratory partnered with Parc des Calanques in Marseille. The park is uprooting many exotic and invasive plant species as part of an effort to improve biodiversity.
Major fashion companies have teamed up to invest in a novel material called Mylo, which is grown from mycelium but rivals the look and feel of animal leather. As part of a newly established business consortium, the brands have each agreed to spend seven-figure sums to help level up the production capabilities of Mylo’s inventor, US biotechnology company Bolt Threads. The plan is to create a supply chain for the vegan leather, which would allow it to be manufactured at a commercially viable scale.
Engineering student Carvey Ehren Maigue has been named the James Dyson Awards first-ever global sustainability winner for his AuReus system, in which waste crops are turned into cladding that can generate clean energy from ultraviolet light.
Alma is a wearable biosensor designed to monitor vaginal fluids. We strive to support and educate women about their intimate health through technology. Giulia Tomasello, designer and co-founder of Alma, will guide you through the research and prototype development at the Fraunhofer IZM TexLab in Berlin.
The project Re-FREAM was created to design smart clothes in the digital area. Here, researchers and artists work side by side, developing innovative and sustainable ideas and implementation options for the fashion industry, while simultaneously providing impulses for user-oriented synergies between textiles and technology.
The meetings are structured and studied with the aim of creating new opportunities and starting new commercial relationships between material producers and potential users, simultaneously contributing to the professional updating of operators in the production sector, always looking for new solutions in the world of innovative materials, circular and sustainable materials.
Outbreak caused by COVID -19 showed that circling of teaching ideas across countries is very much needed. A strong network among teachers fosters a better impact on students, a sense of belonging, willingness to take risks, teacher identity and a growth mindset.
Olive pits are discarded during olive oil production but now they can be used as an alternative for plastic. Approximately 3.5 tons of bioplastic can be transformed from 5 tons of locally sourced olive seeds.
The only cellulose-based textile fiber made from FSC-certified wood using a unique process that involves no dissolving or use of harmful chemicals in any stage. This patented process is based on the mechanical treatment of the pulp, as well as fiber suspension flows and rheology.
A team at the University of Maryland has developed an infrared-adaptive textile composed of polymer fibres coated with carbon nanotubes to respond to the body’s heat and wetness and help keep wearers at a comfortable temperature at all times.
