A combined team of chemical and biomolecular engineers from the University of Delaware, and the Center for Plastics Innovation, both in the U.S., has developed a way to chemically separate fibers in ...

A textile scientist at North Carolina State University is developing a more efficient method of dyeing cotton that is not only less harmful to the environment, but also uses significantly smaller ...

The Society of Dyers and Colorists (SDC) revealed the winners of their annual innovation award recently in York, UK. As the world’s leading educational charity dedicated to advancing the science and ...

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Chalk one up for the circular economy. Creating the next generation of recycled polyester fiber, French green chemistry company Carbios said it can now turn polyester fabric back into polyester fiber.

Patrik Lundström is pleased with his new pair of Levi’s 501s. “The touch and feel is exactly the same as your cotton jeans,” he says. Lundström is CEO of Renewcell, a Swedish start-up that has created ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) If current research is an indicator, wearable electronics will go far beyond just very small electronic devices. Not only will such devices be embedded on textile substrates, but ...

According to one estimate, 66 percent of post-consumer textile waste ends up in landfills, 19 percent is combusted, and just 15 percent is recycled. Moreover, since the 1960s, the country has seen a ...

Bolstering the Biden Administration’s efforts to put American manufacturing back on the map, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced the launch of a Section 301 duty exclusion process for ...

Ahmedabad: Textile processing units in Ahmedabad are going through a dull phase as demand has weakened, with most units operating at 60% capacity, according to industry sources.The industry, however, ...