When Suman Kejriwal began creating her daughter’s nursery, she followed a friend’s advice to stick with natural fibers. But as she browsed major retailer websites, a troubling pattern emerged. “Most ...

Victor Durand, Ever Dye, sheds light on the challenges surrounding the fastness of natural textile dyes. Learn why this issue is crucial here ...

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A pioneering new test that can recover fingerprints from ammunition casing, once thought nearly impossible, has been developed by two Irish scientists.

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By combining microwave technology with chemical treatment, Felicia Syrén has explored how renewable materials such as jute and paper yarn can be given new properties—and thus new applications within ...

Continental boosts sustainability with synthetic rubber from used cooking oil, circular resins, and ISCC PLUS-certified additives.

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Across the state, farmers, spinners, weavers and knitters strive to slow the runaway train called “fast fashion” as they produce natural plant and animal fibers.